ML20039G129
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| Site: | Zimmer |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1981 |
| From: | Merete S HEALTH PLANNING & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ASSOC OF CENTR |
| To: | Gideonse D HEALTH PLANNING & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ASSOC OF CENTR |
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'82 JM 14 rRd Health Planning and Resource Development Association of the Central Ohio River Valley 19 Saj.fielo.PlacieIJSuite 700 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 621-5kh December 29, 1981 , c3 4
RECEIVED 9 MEMORANDUM ,
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Material on the Activities of the ation Safety Task Force Enclosed please find copies of pertinent material related to the activities of the Radiation Safety Task Force. The information has been organized in the following manner:
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Section I A. Radiation Safety Task Force Expectation Statement B. Meeting schedule adopted by task force C. Procedures use and in soliciting comments from members of ~
of the task force and general public D. Briefing session schedules - January 19 and 28, 1982 E. Task Force Report F. Legal Notice for Public Comment G. Summary of Public Comment and Staff Response.
H. Follow-up Report on the Recommendation of the Task Force Section II Minutes g Section III gg
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December 29, 1981 Memo (cont'd)
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-1 A.Sphdch;presentedto'.thetask'forcebyWillianMenczerfrom the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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B. Spee.ch, presented by/Gordon MacLeod, M.D., F.A.CiP. (former
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C..Excerp,ts._from the, report on the Presidents Commission on the Acciden(attThree Mile Island .
D. Excrpts from the Enviromental Task Force Report (City of Cincinnati) '
i' E. Bibliography prepared by staff for the task force
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PADIATION-SAFETY TASK W RCE EXPECTATIONS
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In fulfilling its role as a Health S} stems Agency, CORVA is recuired to establish a Health Systems Plan (HSP), M1ich is an articulation of desized achievements in both the health status of the area residents and the health delivery systems W1ich serve the area residents. 'Ihe Health Systems Plan is as cuwwhensive as possible addressing a variety of health delivery sys-tems. Padiation Safety, as a cmmunity protection servi is one of the many cu ycrents of the Health Systems Plan.
Policy and goals that are developed for each health system service delivery, must be undertzten throuah a comunity planning process. To provide ccrw munity input into the cuyerents of the Health Systems Plan, task for s or ccnnittees are forned to review specific health delivery systems as tMy operate and then expected to provide specific recommendations for improve-nent.
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( 'Ihe Radiation Safety Task Force of CORVA is being established to review and identify areas of improvenent in the radiation safety delivery system.
PaMation safety is defined as neasures, (radiological monitoring, energency respcnse preparedeness, reculatien...) taken to protect the public frm unnecessary exposures to radiation frcm controllable industrial and nuclear sourms and to minimize exposure of patients and nedical personnel to clinical radiation.
Federal agencies such as the Nuclear Begulatory Cmmission, Federal D'ergency Management, Departnent of, Transportation, Environmental Protecticn l Agency, and state b'ireaus of radiological health have been designated to provide radiation safety protection by providing regulation, licensing, enforcing regulation...etc. What is the role of the Padiation Safety Task Force, amidst the different agencies that provide radiation safet y services?
'Ibe task force is not being established to duplicate radiation safety ser-vices already being provided by 1ccal, state and federal agencies. 'Ibe task force is expected to identify areas of concern in radiaiton safety that remain to be addressed or require further attention. Once the radiation 9
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- e safety concerns have been identified, the task force is expected to prcvide reccmendations aimed at solving area con rns. The task force reemren-dations will be incorporated into the Radiation Safety Caponent 'of the Health Systems Plan. The recomendations are to serve as guidelines to influen the actions and policies of other agencies, and/or ccmmunities to improve the radiation safety delivery system.
One of the initial steps that the task force will need to undertake is to identify CDFVA area radiation safety services that need to be addressed or inproved. CDRVA staff has identified rtain areas of radiation protection services relating to the Zirrer Pomr Plant that need to be addressed.
Homver, issues that will be reviemd by the task for must not be limited to the Zimmer Plant and/or to those areas identified by COFVA staff. Since energency response planning efforts are presently being undertaken, CORVA staff has given pricrity to the radiation safety issues concerning the Zimmer Plant. Pecamendations that can te currently directed to emergency respcnm preparedeness are seen as being very tinely.
s It nust te noted hemver that there are other aspects of radiatien cafety that need to be examined. In nedical radiation, areas that nay need to be reviemd include radiation prctection of radiological ecuipnent cperators and patients, amreness of public and health wrkers en effects of redical radiation...etc. In industrial radiation, areas that may reed to he examined are other sources of industrial radiation in the CORVA area, transportation of radioactive material, us'e of nonionizing-radiation producing equipnent such as micomve ovens...etc. ,
'Once the task force has delineated the areas in radiation safety that need to be addressed, it is necessary to prioritim concerns and address them au.vulingly.
Following is a brief presentation of radiaticn safety issues as identified by CORVA staff.
- 1. Financing Preparedness M3asures Iocal goverments of cm:nunties with nuclear pomr plants are required by the Nuclear Pegulatory Cccmission to develop radio-h
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logical emergency response plans. Provisions for ecuipmnt and other resources are entailed in the response plan. Iccal govern-mnt face funding constraints and thus are unable to accuire needed provisicos. Funding sourms need to be identified to assist local goverment finance preparedness measures.
- 2. Evacuation of Soecial Facilities Wial facilities such as hospitals, nursing hcnes, schools may need to implenent evacuaticn, during a radiolcaical emeroency.
%e planning gnidanm provided by NUREG-0654 require that local authorities develop guidance to facilitate evacuatien of the population in the plume exposive zone. Iocal authorities provide guidanm by specifing specific routes, traffic capacties or routes
...etc. The actual energency response plan develognent is the responsibility of the special facility. It is necessary that evacuation plans be evaluated for adequacy and coordinated with
< the erergency measurer of the entire comunity(s), 41ile special
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facilities are of significance, censideration must also be given to the non-institutionalized members of the populatica without any -
neans of transportation.
A system for evaluating the evacuation plans of special facilities
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and a system of insuring evacuation of person kithout neans of tra p. tion seems necessitated to insure adequate' evacuation plans.
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3.. Accountability of Personnel l
The IMI experience has shom failure of personnel to turn out for wrk could, be a problem during a radiation energency. It us re-ported in sone facilities that as much as 50 percnnt of nursing staff did not show for wrk, during the TMI incident. The impact of how personnel turn-out is disastrous when one notes the activ-(
ities that may need to be undertaken by various personnel (medical, first aid, rescue teams, law enforcement...etc.) . Fhat
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measures can te mccrrended to insure that Iccal authorities have an adecuate personnel turn out in case of a radiation accident emergency?
- 4. Provision of Services for Psycholocical Stress Stress vas the rest prevalent personal health effect experienced at 'IMI. Testimony at pblic hearing (en the p rsonal health effect of the TMI incident) identified the need for an emergency counseling netkork. Other accounts of the psy:hological con-saquences of the 'IMI illustrate the psy ological stress placed on health vorhrs - shich affected their ability to provide assurance to public.
'Ihe need to provide for emergency services that reet stress pro-blems and the need to prepare health professionals for such occur-rences must be examined. Ho5ever, the need to prepare such nea-sures must be evaluated in light of the current ' state of emergency
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- 5. Insurina Onacina Ccrr:unication Between Ccrrmnity Mmbers, Iccal Governments and Puclear Pover Facility Sin 'IMI the public has teen increasingly conmrned about 5hether er adecuate measures are tahn by the government to protect the public during routine creration of a nuclear plant as well as in energency situatiens. The public has concerns and cuestiens that med to be addressed. Addressing 'the concerns of the public will not cnly reduce misconceptions held by the public but citimns input will also improve radiation safety measures.
Ccnsidering the degree of public concern and the positive results that are libly to occur, defining an on ongoing and direct nean through vhich ccmunication can be conducted dth .the ccrrcunity, local goverrcent and the utility seems to in appropriate. Similar systems may he examined for other radiation safety concerns such as transportation of radio-active 5aste.
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MErrING SCHEDULE FOR
(- RADIATION SAFETY TASK EDFCE Decauber 22, 1980 January 19, 1980 Jarnsary 28, 1980 - - 'r Briefing Sessions
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%e Fealth Planning and' Resource Devolepmnt Association of the Central CHio
-River Valley, Inc. , COPVA, a private non-profit corporation, desionated by the Department of Fealth and Human Pesources as a health spters agency for the counties of Adans, Erom, Putler, Clement, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland,-
and Wrren in Ohio and Bocne, Campbell and Fenten in Kentucky has estab-
-- 'lished tl:rRadiation Safety Task Fcrce.
@e Radiation Safety Task Force will attenpt to identify and review situa-
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tiens there public health t:ny be endancered by mmoessary expomres to radiaticn er may N inadequately protected against possible accident situa-ticns involving release of radiaticn. - %e task force after identifying radiation protection concerns vill provide recomendations aimed at solving the concerns. .
@e Task Force vould like to re ive public ccurent on radiation protection concerns and recuests coments N sulritted in written fem to Sera Merete,-
CORVA,19 Carfield Place, Suite 700, Cincinnati, Chio 45202 by by
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Deceber 8,1980. Send 'the bill and tear sh'eet to:
Sera Merete '
Health Planner 00RVA 19 Garfield Place -
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Hiohland County I Adams Ccunty
- Press Gazzette .
West Union People's Defender Hillsbero, December 5, 1980 Wst Unicn, December 4,1980 Few Holland Ieader hm Cmnty Greenfield, December 10, 1980 News Democrat NSWP - Hillsboro Charnetom, December 4,1980 Warren County Ripley Bee
- Ripley, Demnter 4,1980 Mastern Star m , Demmber 10, 1980 Butler County
- TaMncn Star -
Middletom Journal raMncn' December 6' 1980 Middletom, Decembr r 9,1980 Franklin Chronicle Hamilton Journal rews Franklin, December 9' 1980 Hamilton, December 7, 1980 90KV-FM Radio - Eamiltcn FPFB - Padio - Middletovn Boone County Pecorder
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Clermcnt County Review Florence, Decenter 4,1980 Cincinnati, De rier 10, 1980
'Ihe Ieader Batavia Ccmunity Jarnal Florence, December 10, 1980 Batavia,'De mher 5,1980 Campbell County Clerrent. Courier Batavia, December 10, 1980 M OP Padio - Netport e g t Sun Kenten County
- Batavia, December 3, 1980 Clinton County en ch m@r Covington, December 7 & 8, 1980 TEFI Padio (Wilmincton) Yentucky Post Covington, December 8, 1980 Hamilton County
- NCLU Radio - Covingten
, Cincinnati I!erald D , 2cemler 6,1980 Cincinnati Encuirer (Ohio Piver
, Valley Edition) December 7 & 8 Cincinnati Post (Ohio River Valley .
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- 1. Suggested briefings - topics and individuals .,,g Current status of effects of low level radiation A. , Physics - Dr. James Kereiakes - UCMC B. Radiation Biology and Population Consequences - Dr. Harry Maxon - UCMC C. Current Occupational and Population Standards - Dr. Eugene L. Saenger - UCMC Coordination of Hospital Planning - Dr. Edward Silberstein - UCMC Relationship of Civil Defense Units - joint presentation from Hamilton, Clermont County and State of Kentucky Role of the Tri-State Disaster Association - Dr. William-Cates or Mr. John Hoyle +
Report on Davis-Besse Emergency Drill - Representative from their plant and Ohio EPA Office Frequency of Emergencies to be Expected at the Zimmer Plant and.also at Marble Hill Plant - a nuclear engineer sufficiently knowledgable in probability estimates med
' familiar with WASH-1400. He could possibly be local, p'erhaps from the University of Cincinnati, or from '
Invite a representative from NRC.to review emergency plans ~
of the current reactors whose emergency plans have been reviewed and approved by both FEMA and NRC.
All. brie'fing sessions should be public meetings well advertised and held in a conveniently accessible spot probably early in the evenings and not during February and March when the weather is almost guaranteed to be suffic'iently bad to preclude satisfactory
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- 2. Identifiable needs or issues i
- 1. Difficulties in communication between the states and government subdivisions within the states and approaches to FEMA on this subject.
- 2. Review of' methods of budgeting for radiation safety activities.
- 3. Coordination o.f activities at the state and county level as influenced by activities of FEMA and NRC. ,
4.- Coordination of activities between the utility and the local agencies.
- 5. Coordination of levels of activity between the emergency units and those of Hamilton County.
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- Investigation and evaluation of studies done in and around Harrisburg, Pa. involving area farmers, veterinarians and physicians (death and birth defects anong aninnis, miscarriages, congential hypothroidism, skin and blood disorders among children) .
Dr. Ernest Sternglass, Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburg.
- Monitoring of truck faming areas and pasture' for dairy cows, especially Ohio River flood plain. Dr. Sternglass (?)
- Psychological consequences of evacuats.on - pre-school children.
Dr. Lindy.
- Research and experience pertaining to presences of stress for those living uder stress of "impanding disaster" (uncontrollable and unpredictable). Dr. Jack Lindy - Disaster Research Team - U.C.
& dical School
- Investigation of the plum area are 10 and 50 EPZs enough?
(smoke frcxn Daniel Boone in Colinbus, Ohio) . ..
- Use of this task force as a lobbying body.
- 2. Provide list of already identifiable needs cr issues thich the task force reccumendaticn should address.
Public education Upgrading and evaluation af unnitoring systes in states that have nuclear facilities on line. i
- Investigation and determination of area life squads as to train-ing and degree of competere, also training for treatment of .
radiation injuries Hospital other than General having significant training to diagnose, screen, treat, etc. radiation injuries.
Proper evacuation and warning devices
- Communicaticas systems ,
Evaluation of roadways 4
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Disaster planning personnel of eleven counties Health department (Cincinnati, other)
Local and State procedures for transport of nuclear materials Medical society or association re radiation technology safety provisions and procedures State officials (executive and legislative) re radiation safety
. steps and concerns Briefings re major national and international reports bearing especially on the public dimensions of radiation cafety
- 2. Provide list of already identifiable needs cr issues Miich the task for reccmmndation should address.
Support of monitoring equipment for Zimmer Evacuation planning, institutional and non-institutional (r , Provision for continuous process of citicen educaticn Control and evacuation procedures for transport accidents Tieing in cheriffs with disaster planning people (Ohio)
Accountability of personnel if there is an emergency Supporting.c osts of public (and professional) education progams PLEASE SUEMIT 70 SEPA MEPITE BY FHCt2 CP BY t%IL BY MOVE 2'PER 18TH:
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- 1. Provide a list of suggested briefings - topics and individuals
. Type of nonito ' equipment and costs.
- Status of State P and how they relate to radical facilities.
- Training cd the population in radiation safety techniques.
- Status of the hearing and issues.
- k' hat are the ucst recent regninHnns that affect the issues the task force w'.11 address?
- Iearning specific information on our area.
- avniinhle hospital fnM1ities, schools, nursing hcmes, etc.
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- 'he type of tronitoring equipment should be used, stere should it be used, where should they be located, who should have access t
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A. - How well evacuation plans relate to medical facilities?
- ht type of phsycial facilities do hospitals have for treatIrent of radiation victims.
- Coordination of treatment of victims with the transporation of -
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- Dangers associated with transporting irradiated victims through population area.
- Area' planning for transportation of spent fuel.
- Dealing with psychological trauma in the event of disaster PLEASE St. EMIT 'IO SFFA !TRETE BY PECtE OR BY t' AIL BY bmT!'PER 18TH:
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Dr. nur'in S.wncer, Prore: ner of-8:30 a.n. Perulat.icn Standards for Padiolr.<1y, Univernity of padia!..ica n:;w.um. Pole of ,
Cincinnati it: dical Center 9:15 a.m.
Potannistn Icr3ick: in rublic Protcet ion e
Bioloaical Effectr of Low Icvc1 Dr.Profi.ccer IIarry ftinoa, Ts :re.ciate of Particle:y 9:15 a.m. Pediaticn en the Duran Pop-10:00 a.m. Uniwn: city of Cincinn;e_1 ulatic.c. .
Endical Center 10:00 a.m. Prcak .
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Dr. Jaccb I.indy, A.ssccinte Scurec(s) of Psycho 1ccical Profess; r of Psy.hiat ry 10:30 a.m.
'11:00 a.m. Stress in Disaster situation (2nive.rcity of Cincinnati' Involving Falcaco of Fadiation. Medical Cantor Case Sttdies fran the Ihrce
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'11:00 a.m. , Su=ory and Evaluation of Qiaiman of tha F:aldi Eel .io2s
,y Fealth .Miccts .3tudios dena Ad.T.icistration Lepart=2nt, s 12:00 a.m. in cro'.md U.strini.eru,
-j University of Pited tri.h Pennsylvania.-
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parodic.e s plann for. nuc1 car State of FontucI:y faci 13 tics, statn's role in cecuring and previdinci ' '
off-nite ronitorino, in public educaticn. Provisions for incicMnts involvine: tranc-l portat.icn of nt$ clear twiterial. .
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}blewo Dr. Hendrik Gidecn:c, cain an Radiation Safety Task Fcrce 8:30 a.m. Hospital Plannina fcr 9:15 a.m. Treatrent of Padiatica Dr. Ed mrd Silb2rn'w in Victinc Frofessor of Padicicay Asscciate Profesrcr of Medicine thiversity cf Cincinnati tbdical Center 9:15 a.m. Training cf hn=ency 10:00 a.m. Fred l'atthes Piedical Technicians f= State n"-A cccrdina'er Managing Fadiatica Victirs Divisicn of Vccaticnal Educaticn Chio repartrent of Educatica 10:00 a.m. Break
.10:15 a.m. 'Ibe role of the Derartrent 11:00 a.m. cf Trans;:cr:stien in the Earry Frrkirs, Officer in Carpe Federal Righmy Admia.istratica Transportatica cf Padicactin Departnent cf Trariptien Material. Pr~iisicns recard-ing highsay reing. .
11:00 a.ra. Cm n tiev ef Padiclecical John 5tntsinoer -
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costs,...etc. Solen, Chio 11:45 a.m. Icnch . s 1:00 p.m. .
1:00 p.m. Overview of the 2dr=er 1:45 p.m. Eearings John Poliver, Atterrey Iegal Aid Society- -
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S e Health Planning and Resource Development Association of the Central Chio River Valley, Inc., (CORVA) a private nonprofit corporation, fully desig-nated by the Departtent of Ibalth and Hunun Services, as the health systems agency for the eleven county area of Adams, Brown, Butler, Clernant, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren counties in Chio and Boone, Cangbell, and Kenton counties in Kentucky has empleted a drL.t revision of certain cuw nts w of its Health Systems Plan. In accordance with Public Let 96-79, a copy of the Health Systems Plan will be nwla availabb on .
Jtzne 29, 1980 for public review and inspection. .
While cements on the full Health Systems Plan will be accepted and con-sidered, came are specifically being requested on four sections: Radia-( tion Safety, Enviromental Health, End Stage Renal Disease ar.1 the BM Institution Specific Bed Need Plan. 'Ihe Health Systes Plan can be reviewed at the following locations: .
Adams 6xznty: Peebles Free Public Libra.".y,157 High Street, Peebles,~ Ohio 43660 .
Brtwo County: Mary P. Shelton Library, 200 Grant, Georgetown, Ohio - 45121 Butler County: Lane Public Library, 'Ihird and Buckeye, Hamilton, Ohio
- 45011 Clermont County
- Cler:tont County Public Library, Broadway and 'Ihird, P.atavia, Ohio 45103' Clinton County: Wilmington Public Library, 268 tbrth South Street, Wilmington, Ohio 45177 v
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% 11 County: Campbell County Public Library, Fourth. and Monnouth, Newport, Fcntucky 41071 Fenton County: Kcnton County Public Library, Fifth and Scott, Covington,
( Fentucky 41011 In order to provide public c:xment relative to the proposed Health Sys*ans Plan changes, CORVA will hold a public hearing on the Eealth Sysr.rens Plan on Wesday, July 29,1980, 4 to 6 p.m., CORVA offices,19 Garfield Place, Suite 700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
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I Im70D0CTIai In an effort . to develop the radiation safety ccroonent of the Health. Systems Measures taken to protect the public
, Plan and to address the availability cf frm unnecessary exposure to ionizing adequate radiation safety services .in radiation frm controllable sources (of the CORVA region, the Radiation Safety radiation) are kncwn as radiation F'fety Task Force was established. Se task services. Ionizing radiation is pe force was asked to review and identify duced in the environnent naturally frcm situations where public health in the the radioactive mterials in the earth, GRVA region was endangered by unneces-cosmic radiation, diagnostic and therd- sary exposure to radiation or inadequate peutic mainal procedures, radioactive protection frcm radiation. (See Appen-fallout, generation of nuclear per and dix I) . While there are several areas frcm certain consumer products. Appro- where radiation safety concerns arise ximately half of the radiation received (e.g. transportation of radioactive by the population c::mes frm natural material, medical procedures, consumer background and screwhat less than half product and industrial use), the task frm medical procedures. A few percent force decided to address two concerns:
can be asc:ribed to each of the other emergency response plans to accidental sources above. radiation release incidents frcm a) the William H. Zimier Riclear Power Station-Ionizing radiation can be hazardous. Unit I (ZPS-1) in Clerront County and me hazard is related to the total dose frcm b) the transoortation of radio-received and the dose rate. The greater active materials in the CORVA region.
the dose and the dose rate, the greater he task force perceived the public is the biological effect. Se con- health consequences of accidental radia-sequences of such damage can be classi- tion releases frcm nuclear pwer plants fled as scratic if manifested by body and transportation incidents to be of a I
( organs or tissues other than gonads, and much greater scope d magnits tbn as genetic if the changes affect the those posed by maim 1 procedures and gonads with transmission of effects to consumr products. Se selected radia - -
subsequent generations. Samtic effects tion safety concern. areas were also include an increased incidence of var- found to be very timly, since emrgency
-ious miignancies and such disorders as response plans were in the process cf cataracts, goiter and leukopenia. being developed by local and state Genetic effects are manifested as an authorities.
increase in the frequency of transmitted abnormlities Miich occur in about 10 Since radiation safety services are not percent of live births in the absence of direct personal health care services, it controllable radiation. Scmatic effects is difficult to discuss neaningfully the associated with radiation been observed services according to the health system in human populations. Genetic disorders performance characteristics. This have not been found in humn tcings but ccuponent, will thus address radiation have been dronstrated in irradiated saf'ty e services as they relate to ZPS-1 animals. and the transportation of radioactive material without using the health syst s me availability of radiaticn safaty performnce characteristics as the services in - the CORVA region insures format for discussion. me analysis that the health status of CORVA area section will provide the recomendations residents is not, affected by. the in- cf the Radiation Safety Task Force.
c1dence of genetic or samtic illness (Further updates of this ccmponent are due to unnecessary radiation exposure expected to address other aspects of and/or inadequate protection. radiation safety services). .
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( DTercency Resconse To Potential Radiation tion and information have received addi-Release Accidents At ZPS-1 tional enphasis.
'Ihe availability of energency response Upon ccmpletion the emrgency response plans for the comunities surrounding Pl ans will be submitted to FCG and the the ZPS-I in Clernant County are pre- NRC for evaluation. If deficiencies are requisites fdr Nuclear Regulatory Cm- found the plans will be returned to
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miesions licensure. (See Figure I and appropriate . agencies for the necessary Figure II for comunities in the CORVA revisions. Exercises and drills will also be conducted by FDM 'to test the region that are in the mergency plan- written plans. ZPS-1 is expected to ning zone.) Since the Three Mile Island Incident in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, receive licensure only after the IGC can the Ibclear Regulatory Camlission (IEC) make a finding that the state of emr-and the Federal Diergenpy Management gency preparedness for the area sur-Agency (FDG) require local authorities rounding the station is adequate to protect the health and safety of the (within a 10 mile radius of a nuclear public.
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power plant) to develop mency re-sponse plans for radiation release ,
accidents. 'me mergency response masures to be activiated in the event of an cergency
"'Ihe overall objective of the emrgency at the ZP3-1 are available for the response plans is to provide dose saving entire population residing in the . ten mile radius. The state plans also (and in sane cases . inmediate life sav- provide protective measures for areas in ing) for a specturn of accidents that could prcduce doses in excess of Protec- 50 mile radius of the ZPS-1.- 'Ihus in tion Action Guides."y 'Ihe range' of the event of a radiation release inci-pesulated accident situations used for dent at the ZPS-1 appropriar.e protection
.\ planning varying fran unusual events neasures will lu avallel>1e nar the (e.g. natural phenmena such as an population in the 50 mile radius. (The earthquake being experienced or pro- 50 mile radius as been selected by FDR "
.jected beyond usual level) which re- and the IGC as the area in need of quires no off-site action to general emrgency plans based on various con-emrgency (e.g. core melt down) which siderations such' projected doses frcm may require population sheltering or core melt down, wind range...etc.).-
evacuation.
The emergency resronse plans, being Emrgency response plans are currently developed by the various agencies are required to meet the planning standards being developed by the civil defense contained in Nureg-0654. 'Ihe planning agencies of Clernont. County, Campbell County Disaster Services of the State of guidance outlines the various operations Ohio, Disaster and Emrgency Services of or planning elements that need to b3 addressed , including onsite , emergency Kentucky and ZPS-1. 'Ihe plans must be organization, assignment of rerponsi-developed according to the rules and bility, emergency response supporc and regulations established by the Nuclear resources, energency classification Regulatory Cmmission (10 CFR Parts 50 Recamended actions for Agencies responsible for systms...etc.
and 70).
developing the eaargency plans are given each planning elenent or operation are also delineatal. L1 addition, the further guidance through Nureg 0654 agency (state / local / plant) responsible FCR - Rep.-l. 'Ihis documnt' provides for undertaking the indicated recom-specific criteria. for the em rgency nended actions is identified.
operation elements that need to be
. addressed. Since the accident at 'IMI certain planning elements such as Noti- L fication Methods and Procedures, Nureg-0654 FER-Rep. Rev. 1 p. 6.
D:ergency Comunication, Public Educa-2'
. Nureg-0654 is designed to insure that transportation involving release of mjor functional areas vital for effi- radiation to be:
cient and effective eTergency response Ohio Kentucky are adegaately addressed. 1 1974 1 1975 3 Transcortation of Radiaoactive Materials 2 4 1976 Federal regulations place routing re- 1978 3 qairements and packaging provisions on Chly one of the above noted incidents carriers of radioactive material in occurred in the CORVA region. Me order to protect the p2blic frcn possi- estimated amount loss and/or prcperty bilities of exposure. W e U. S. Depart-ment of Transportation recently estab- damage including cost of decontamination lished routing requirements for high was S200.00 carriers of high level or large quanties Analysis ship u t of ram metive materials.
Carriers are required to follcw "per-ferred" highway designated by a state in After intensive deliberations on a) the consultation with local officials. In public health and safety issues arising the absence of state action, carriers frcm potential radiation release acci-
- are required to use the inter-state dents frcm the ZPS-1 and frcm the trans-systen highways.
portation of radioactive materials and b) the radiation safety services that te Depart:nent of Transportation also are available to CDRVA area resident, the Radiation Safety Task Force has has requiremnts on how radioactive mterials should be prepared for ship- identified a few areas of concern. Me (
mnt and packaging. tese regolations task farca feels that * - "
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~ require the shipper to identify the line data collection, public education type, the quantity and the form of and public confidence need to be addres-radioactive material to be transported. sed and in cases where provisions al-Depending on the anount and type speci-fic packaging standards must be fol- ready exist further improvement need to lowed. be mde. We concern areas and the specific reccximendations of the task There are local and state agencies force are presented below.
responsible for managing t.w rtation Rectzmendation 1 - State-county coordin-accidents involving release of radiation in the CORVA region. In both Chio and ation. .
Kentucky the local police and fire The task ' force deliberations pised officials are designated as first re-doubts over the state and county coor-sponders. They in turn contact the dination and planning that exists among' appropriate state agency hay 1ng lead responsibility for mnaging radioactive various authorities responsible for incidents. In Ohio, the lead agency is emrgency response planning in Ohio.
Disaster Services with the Radiation Such coordination is of concern to the -
Control Branch for th Departnent of task force since an effective response B.rnan Resources being the lead agency in to an incident at Zimer is highly Kentucky. However, emergency response dependent on the integration and coor-dination of local and state emergency plans similar to those developed for ZPS-1 currently do not exsit for acci- plans. Se failure of an area within dents involving the transportation of the emrgency planning zone to have radioactive materials. adequate state-county coordination can k adversely impact not only that particu--
Data obtained frcm the Department of lar area, but the entire region as well. -
Transportation on the incidence of t e task force believes that in Ohio 3
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coordnation Furthermore the task force is concerned
(' additional state-county over lack of direction given to Hamilton primarily in the ingestion pathway (50 County aM Brown County as to their mile radius of ZPS-1) should supplemnt the current emrgency planning activ- specific roles in the event of a radio-ities separately undertaken by Clermont logical emrgency situation. Both of County and the state of Ohio, these counties are within the fifty mile radius of the Zirmer Nuclear Power
'No specific situations have denon- Station and in sme instances only a few stratal the need for further coordina- miles frcm the ten mile radius. te tion between county and state agencies task force strongly feels the above within the ZPS-1 emergency planning cone noted counties could be patentially in Ohio. affected by an incident at ZPS-1 and need to be given qecific direction as Contacts made with a fea area hospitals to their potential roles, showed that certain mdical facilities were not aware of the Medical and Publig In order to alleviate the above cited Health.Section of the Ohio State Plan concerns and thereby enhance the emer-twical facilities within the region gency response capabilities of the should be mde aware of their potential ccmuunities surrounding the Zirmer roles to allow them to undertake neces- Nuclear Power Plant, the task force sary planning activities; reconmends the following:
Medical facilities will need: a) to Disaster services of the state of Ohio address the issue of insuring retention work with Ha tilton County and Brcun County to insure that fire decart:nents, of professional and support staff; b) to lifescuads, colice, medical facilities, be prepared to provide facilities and equipnent as well as necessary manocuer schools and other institutions kn w
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overall emercency resconse effort in and/or persons who may telieve they are contaminated; c) to consider evacuation the event the nature of an emercence of patients if necessary; and d) to in 10 mile radius of ZFS-1 effects or insure that surveillance centers for necessitates the involvemnt of Hamilton persons - be and Brown counties. In addition, potentially contaminated established outside of hospitals. Disaster Services of Ohio should also better inform hosoitals and institu-Hospitals accredited by the Joint'Ccm- tions of coordinated evacuation plans mission on Accreditation of Hospitals and medical treatment plans for regional are required to have plans for the populations and institutions.
timely care of casualities arising frcm bath external and internal disasters. Recomendation II - Baseline Date Col-Ibwever, hospitals need to have Mai- lection tional plans to handle effectively the particular derands (outlined above) of The Department of Health and Human an external disaster involving radia- Services (HHS) will be responsible for tion.
conducting epideniologic surveillance after an accidental release of radiation
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station including ZPS-1. 'Ihe task force however, is not aware of any efforts to me Medical and Public Health Support determine the health effects of Icw Section of the Ohio State Plan identi- level radiation routinely released frcm fies the nodical facilities available in the operations of ZPS-1. Such a base-the ' southwestern counties of Ohio and line data collection effort is essential generally describes hospital provisions for future health effects studies after -
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occurs and also for studies to determine To increase the size of the study popu-the potential health effects of IN lation, the units can invcive p,opu-level radiation. lations surrounding nuclear stations in other areas of te two states. Systems In as nuch as the task force recognizes for reporting the incidence of certain the need for baseline data, the task diseases can ~ also be establi's hed to force also acknmledges the difficulties overecne inadequate reporting systems.
of identifying the lw incidence of health effects induced by 1N level Peccanendation III - Public Confidence rMintion. Reports have been heard on Gpideniologic data which can be inter- The task force feels it is vitally preted to perdict the difficulities of important for the public to trust those
" achieving statistical significance. authorit!.es responsibile for managing a Iarge populations and long periods of nuclear power plant rMintion release time are necessary for scientific study. incident. Since the incident at tree Due to lack of baseline data problems of Mile Island, the public shows an in-populaton migration the task of tracking creasing concern over the availability the incidence of health effects such as of adeqdate emrgency response systems slignancies and neo-natal hypothyroid- that can be applied and managed in a ism are also ecnplex. manner giving primry consideration to public health and safety. Most pecple- ..
Due to the canplexities involved in are generally fearful of radiation.
setting up a system of surveillance, the Insuring public trust in the emergency task force reccr: mends that the Radic- response capabilities as well in the locical Health Procram of the Ohio , authorities responsible for executing public protection measures, is therefore ,
( Decart:rst of Health and Mt theof Priation of Centrol Branch of Cha Darzu utnost significance.
Humn Resources of Kentuckv undertake a study to determine the feasibility of a Since the incident at tree Mile Island management of radiation ~ release inci-system of' local surveillance to acni- _
' tor and assess the health effects or dents have been greatly enhanced through low level radiation routinely released better regulation of emergency response from ZPS-1. Since HHS will be conduct- planning. S e average person however is ing epidemological surveillance after a unaware of the detailed planning activ-radiation release accident occurs at a ity that is mndated of nuclear power nuclear pcuer station, the task force facilities, state and local authorities further recomends that the Radiation to insure public protection.
' Units ccrminic' ate with HHS to exchance informtion on each other's efforts. The task force reccumends that the following measures be undertaken to The feasibility study is in line with further inprove the public's general one of the functions of the radiation understanding of the emergency response units of both states. We units, anong neasures and to further enhance the other activitjes, conduct environmental credibility of those respnses for surveillance. In addition, as division implementing pblic protection neasures, of state agencies they h' ave the author-ity to overecme scme of the complexities Peccurendation III-A involved in the data collection effort.
The eublic information to be precared and distributed be jointly preoared by state authorities and ZPS-1 and contain:
2 U.S. Department of Health and Human ;
services, Report of State and Iocal Radiological Health Programs, Fiscal Year 1979.
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'( a. ~ Descriptions of the various for information on p.iblic crotection be costulated accident situa- made clear to the oublic. .
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- b. Infornution on reculatory Recumadation IV - Public Education provision that nundate the utility to recort all ener- 2e general public and energency medical gency events to local author- personnel will receive educational itles, state authorities and information on radiation and instruc-the Riclear Reculatorv Can- tions on what to do in the event of an mission; and emergency at ZPS-1. Since an effective
- c. Information as to the avail- response fran the public and emergency ability of nonitoring data on medical personnel is, dependent on the radiation releases to the training they receive, public education state of Ohio, state of is one of the crucial canponents of the Kentucky and Clernent County. entire emergency response plan.
Becua,ddation III-B Reccmnendation IV-A ,
The task force is aware that the states During the task force's briefing ses-of Kentucky and Ohio and Clermont County sion, the training provided to energency will have access to nonitoring data on medical cersonnel on radiation accidents raMation releases on an ongoing basis was described' as limited. To avoid for releases that occur above normal difficulties that could arise fran levels. Se task force recomends that inadequate training of energency medical
- this system be improved to allow the personnel, the task force rcumandsthat y states and local authorities to he.ve_ Disaster Services of Ohio and Disaster access to continuous real-time data en and Ocrycncy Scnicos of *.".2ntucky re-k radiation releases which includes data view tne radiolocicalitsInin'g programs on normal releases fran the stack of the provided to emercency nedicpl personnel plant as well as the service water to determine its adecuacy. -
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Rewmerdation IV-B Recamendation III-C i .
In addition to energency medical person-Any press releases concerning the status nel there are othcr persons such as
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physicians, nurses, school bus drivers, l
support staff of hospitals and nursing L a. Contain information indicating hanes, and local public officials in the that state and local author- 10 mile radius with vital jcb functions.
ities have been notified and Wese classes of pcqle will need edu-l are aware of the situation; or cational training apart fran what . is I provided to the general public to insure I b. Be prepared jointly with their' continued supprt during an ener-off-site authorities as sug- gency situation. This is of particular gested in Nurec. 0654 (FEA- concern to the task force since during
( Rep.-l. Rev. 1)', Accendix 1. the Three Mile Island Incident health j
professionals were reported to have Becu - ndation III-D voluntarily departed fran the area. We task force recomends that Disaster Ser-The task force recamends that whenever vices of Ohio and Disaster and Emercency the utility, ZPS-1 provides press re- Services of Kentucky see that the above noted persons are provided with accro_
.( leases to the public, the distinction that the utility is resconsible for pro- priate education. It is also-viding infornntion on the status of the plant and that the states areresoonsible s 6
recomended that eersons such as school _
bus drivers in the 10 mile racius, who will be evacuating scnool cnildren or merrinrs of the ceneral oublic be cro-vided with comunications erraiomnt and dosimeters. "&e equip:ent will p1.WOte 2mTediate and effective response by fEcilitating contact and assuring per-sonal safety.
Recomendations V - Follow-up Activity.
Lastly, the task force recormends that the Radiation Safety Task Force continue to reet on a quarterly basis for the next twelve months to:
- a. follow-up on its reccrfanda-tions; and to
- b. address the issue of emergency response plans for future trans;crtation of spent fuel frcm ZPS-3,
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Since spent fuel is highly radioactive, the availability of adequate emrgam rGsponse plans for transportation acci-dents involving spent fuel is of concern to the task force. .
The task force recognizes the ca$ plex-ities involved in planning for emrgency -
response, when the source of potential '
ram ation release is not fixed as in the '
case of a nuclear reactor. However, the consequences of not having emergency l rssponse plans for transportation inci-1 dents involving spent fuel as has been developed for ZPS-1 can potentially endanger public health and safety.
Spent fuel is not expecPM to be trans-ported frcm ZPS-1 until a permanent spent fuel disposal facility is desig-nated by the federal government. 'Ihe available lead time should be used to develop adequate energency response I plans for the future transportation of spent fuel fran ZPS-1 as well as for through CORVA area traffic involving .
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SOEARY ON THE OPERATIONS OF RADIATION SAFETl TASK EDRCE The Radiation Safety Task Force of CORVA was established in October of 1980.
(See Attachment I for membership list) '1he task force was asked to identify public health and safety concerns arising frm unnecessary exposure to radiation and/or adeqJate protection. Finding the charge to be large, the
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task force decided to limit the areas it would address to emergency response-t planning for potential incidents involving release of radiation frcm the Zimmr Nuclear Power Station and frcm the transportation of radioactive material in the CERVA region.
In an effort to acquire information on the health consequence of radiation .
and en the available radiation safety services the task force convened two briefing sessions. Various public officials and experts were invited to address the task; force (See Attachments II and III for topics and speakers).
Additional briefings were given by the civil defense directors who were members of the task force at the task force's regular neeting.
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L During its first few neetings, the task force formally requested ccmnent frcm its membership and the public 'on areas of concern in radiation safety.
Public ccment was solicited by publishing and broadcasting a legal ' notice frcm the task force throughout the eleven county areas of the CDRVA region.
Pht reports (or sections of reprts) such as the President's Ccmnis-sion's Report'on Three Mile Island, the Environnental Advisory Council (City
' of Cincinnati) report on nuclear energy kere nude available to the task (
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force and examined. In addition a bibliography on the literature that had .
been collected by staff was distributed to the task force.
Based on the information the task force was able to acquire during its eight months of proceedings the task force identified certain areas of concern .
for which specific recmmendations ere developed. (See the Analysis sec-i tion of the cuwent for the task force reth.tions).
Two hour nonthly meetings were held regularly by the task force during the eight nonths. In addition, the task force corducted three eight hour day sessions for briefings and discussion. In all, the task force held eleven meetings. ,
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RADIATION SAFETY TASK EOPCE lbndrik D. Gideonse, PA. D. Peter Heile Dean, College of Education Assistant City Solicitor thiversity of Cincinnati 214 City Hall Mail Iccation #2 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 352-3337 475-2335 Gary Miller Eugene Saenger, M. D. Director of Disaster Services Padfoistope Iaboratory American Red Cross University of Cincinnati Medical 720 Sycamore Center , Cincinnati, Chio 45202 234 Goodman Street 579-3000 Cincinnati, Ohio 45267 .
872-4282 Carl D. Gandola, M. D.
14 lbrth Secord S*dset Maggie Erbe* Ripley, Ohio 45167 Box 3145 392-4382 S. R. 222 South Bethel, Ohio 45106 Vicki Mayer 734-4638 2825 Burnet Avenue Suite 316 Genny De:inison Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 200 Main Street 751-3000 Batavin, Ohio 45103 553-4766 Reprecentntive frcm CGLE b John Woliver 853 Old State Pte. 52 Greg Ficke New Richnond, Ohio 451'i7 CG&E 732-2422 Engineering Department P. O. Box 960 Robert Alexander Cincirm ti, Ohio 45202 Campbell County 632-2570 .
l Disaster Emergency Services 24 West Fcurth Street Newport, Kentucky 41071 STAFF 292-3843 I Sera Merete, Health Planner Ken Conover CORVA l
Disaster Services Bureau 19 Garfield Place of Clermnt County Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 65 lbrth Second Street 621-2434 i Batavia, Ohio 45103 732-7235 Liore Maccarene Director of Disaster Services and Civil Defense 84 Shadybrook Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 821-1092
- 0;on resignation replaced by Vicki Mayer
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JN!(thr.'y 1", 1 4.11 COWA OFi'luS f,s Et . I! n leik Ciireenen, (hairr..n 8:20 a.m. thiccic Padiation Safet.y Tash rerec C:30 a.m.
Dr. nin rri Saencer, Profconer of 8:30 a.m. Pcpalat.icn Standarch for Padioluyy, Univernity of '
9:15 a.m. Padiatica P::rocairo. Pole of Cincinnati itdical Center Potan:;ium Iodide in rublic Protection 9:15 a.m. Piological Effects of Iow IcVol Dr. !!arry etn:on,'Isscociate Pron.cccr of Parliolcy y 10:00 a.m. Padiation en the liunan Pop-University of Cincinnati ulation. .
- Medical Center 10:00 a.m. Break ,
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Source (s) of Psycho 15aical Dr.'Jacch Lindy, Ass cinte 10:30 a.m. Prcf6cscr of Psy-hia! ry Strens in Disaster Situation 11:00 a.m.
Involving Felcaco of Padiation. Univcrsity of Cir.cinnati Cace Studios from the Three Medical Ceriter Mile Island Inci6c.nt.
Dr. Corden VcIced, Professer and 11iOO a.m. Su. nary and Evaluaticn of
' Fealth Effects Studies dcrc Gainrdn of the !?calth Seriri:.cc
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in aroind Itarrichera, M ainistratien Pcpam. ant,
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University of Pittsburgh E;qrriences of Poalth Carc ,
Facilitics durino the '1hree
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F,ayne Ferry, Dir:ctor cf 1:00 p.m. Status'of the state of Planning, Divinicn of Dicastnr 1:45.p.m. I:entuel y's crercancy pre- and Daargency E'rvicoc, parodinss plans for nuclear State of Fontucky facilitics, state's role in recuring and previding
- off-site rnonitorinci, in public educaticn. Tw/icians for incic'ents involving tranc-portaticn of nuclear material.
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involving a nucl< ar f.:cility FIC Popion 11I arrl tir2 t ran0 port.*it;icn of, of nuch:ar nat.crial .- '11 =.
role of tic l'IC in regulatinn trangertation of radioactive rutcrial 3:30 p.m. - Pcview of curmnt federal re- Patrick II. f"cCollcunh, Pirector of Planc an-3 Pmpatc etr.c:tn Divi.-ic.a, 4:15 p.m. gulatien(c) that govern c:mr- ClaLm. on of the Ivgional Advicery goney responre nuanurcs in- Ccnnittco,1T 'A - Itpicn V volvire nucIcar facilitics
- - Brief report of Pavis resce Nuclear Potor Plant Dnargency Drill
- The role of Federal Itcreeney .
Panagemnt tecncy (FEG) in an ecutal emrgency nit.uction, -
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. RADIATION SAFLTY TASK EURCE BRIEFING SESSION PROGRAM
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CORVA OFFICES 8i20 a.m. Welecme Er. Hendrik Gideonse, Quiman Radiation Safety Task Force 8:30 a.m. Hospital Planning for Dr. Bhard Silberstein 9:15 a.m. Treatment of Radiation Professor of Radiology Victims Associate Professor of Medicine thiversity of Cincinnati Medical Center
'9:15 a.m. Training of Emergenmf Fred Matthes 10:00 a.m. Medical Technicians for State EME-A Cbordinator Managing Padiation Victims Division of Vocational Education Chio Department of Education l'0:00 a.m. Break .
10:15 a.m. 'Ihe role of the Department Harry Harkins,. Officer in Charge 11:00 a.m. of Transportation in the Federal Highway Administration Transportation of Padioactive Department of Transportation Material. Provisions regard-ing highway routing. .
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Overview of Ibdiological Monitoring Et;uipment, types, John :tntsinger Victorreen Instruments costs,...etc. Solon, Ohio
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1:00 p.m. Overview of the Zinmer John Woliver, Attorney 1:45 p.m. Hearings Iegal Aid Society 1:45 p.m. Sunmary and Discussion Dr. Hendrik Gideonse 2:15 p.m. -
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- and ASSOCIATED PRESS has created a growing and some. (Nuclear llegulatory Commis. chief deputy sheriff, said the around the city on I 2U. sakt he Six shipments of nuclear waste what complex controversy. ston) is strong on safeguarding sheriff *s department has received will make immediate efforts to from a reactor in Canada may Under state law, Ohlo's pisas, such information." rio notillcation at this stage of get more Information about the tratel through the Cincinnati terServices Agency must be nott, any such shipment traveling shipment.
area toward a South Carolina fled, by certified mall. 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> TIIE AGENCY does provide through the county. ,,
destination aometime this before a shipanent of high-level the date and route of such ship. Itaymond Schlint:ert, head of legisl4*.ute wrote the law govern-month, but details of the con. nuclear materials is transported ments to the sheriffs of each the Cincinnati emergency disas-signrr.cnt won't be divulged to into or through the state. county through whlch it will ter team in the city safety direc* Ing shipments of sadklWic.1 thr eeneral public. "However, we're precluded by pass, Williams said. The state tor *s of fice,said his office has not materials.it felt it was bast nct to Speculation is that Interstate state law from disseminating highway patrol. Public Utllities received any tnforniation.elther. about give anyone else inforination
- l5 may be used as the route for that Informa!.lon to the general Commission of Ohio and the the shipment . . . probably Cincinnati Councliman Wal-the rhlpment l>ut lack of Infor- pubtle " said James R. Williams. Ohlo Environmental Protection. ter E.11eckjord, who has sought (See WASTE.
mation about when it wl!1 move of the agency's Nuclear Pre. Agency atso are nottfled, to have trucks w!Lh potentL ily Baelt of A 5ectical m e- n.- s - q- --'- - - -- -- -
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- Othe r radiolor.ical malettals ship.
The NitC has it. sued an impo g ped '.fost n'aclear reacters do not permit to the Nuclear Assurance mal a um shipments. They store
. Co. of Atlanta. Oa to transport fuel s.ssemblies on site.".
six shipments from the Chalk miss said it alto is frustratir.g Hiver Nur lear L.aboratory in west. that nellher he not other gw.ern-
- . ein Ontarlo to a nuclear waste enert or consumer group of f.< tats dispos.nl site near the Savannah can karn Hu* date snel route of lllver Station in South Carolina. the ! Ipments.
"fl h oks more Ilkely thtt it will The permit, which expires come down the I45 corridor June 30. gr.mts authority to Nu. thro *agh Ohio." he said. "The
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ment into this country through mitt P in Atlanta has fated un1er Sault the brhige Ste.atMarte. Mich or 0 Idensburg. across the J cedom of Informallan Ac t N.Y. to 01.1 aln the route inform ittan."
The Ogdensburg Iltidge Au.
- thority. howeser.said it is not pre. Hl'ISS AI.50 said Michll'an pared tu handle such a shipment. Gov Wlillam Milliken ha s re-i because of a lack of training of itsshipn Quesenis *d the untilNltCccrtalnsuspend the gaestions personnel ln handling radioactive can t e answered relTttcg to the material. The bririge authority safety of the shipm*nts an1 Ihe also notifled the NitC that it lacks precations that will be i V:en.
Insurance to cover accidents in- N..llonal Avurance. w hich is volving such material.
co-os ulnalme the shipments, app 1 s ntly has contra ted w ith AUTil(IRITIES AT the Sault Trt.I t ite Trucktna Inc. of Jophn.
Ste. Marie bridge and at the Mo.. to trsnsport the high letel Mackinaw lJrldge. which con.
ne cts Michigan's upper and lower w Chat' a s e.1. T e l- fitol<1 S Mayer t a tthe e l're sid e n t Au9cl.sted
/ peninsula. say they have the Press mat u htle his comis.ny is same problem, said Steve Wehs. antic!!ating tramporting a ship-an nide to state Sen. Douglas Hoss er,en t of spen t nuclear f uel of Southneld. Mich. throuch Ohio, he did not know i'
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m 3 PUBLIC CCMCP AND STAFF RESPOtEE-RADIATION SWETf SERVICE:S
- l. Curtis Griffith Danuty D!ptor, Disaster SeIvices Aaency (Ohio) --Ccm-ments on Reccicundation I_
%ere is adequate state-county coordination between the State of Chio and clernont (bunty. B ere are signifim nt difference in the levels of response for counties (Hamilton County, Brown Cbunty) within the 10-50 mile radius m=ared to the levels of response wgeted for counties in the 10 mile radius. Emergency response planning in the 10-50 mile radius is not a re-quirement for pre-licensing. Ibwever, hospitals that might be used as back-up will be identified and nc?4fied. ,
Staff Coment:
%e task force is primarily conw=1 over the amount of state county co-ordination that exists between the State of Chio and Hamilton County and Brown Cbunty (10-50 zone). We task force recognizes that detailed emer-Ibwever, there gency planning is not warranted for the 10-50 mile radius.ar miles from the ten mile radius of the William H. Zinmer Nuclear Powe: .S tion Unit I (ZPS-1). tese counties can potentially serve as host areas for evacuation, and ndiml facilities in these counties can potentially be used as back-up. For these reasons, the task force finds it neswry that counties in the 10-50 miles radius work with the State of Chio to identify and to prepare for their roles in event of an emergency at Zinmer.
Future coordination and guirknce should not be limited to medical facilities (as indicated by the Deputy Director wments), but include tesecounty disaster organizations agencies, local governnent, law enforcement. . . .etc.
should also play an active part in planning for their roles in an emergency and not be put in a sit 22ationI where the State " identifies and notifies" them of their roles.
The task forces deliberations cn public health and safety issues concerning l
' ZPS-1 were based on the task force's perspec?J.ve on how best to project p2blic health and safety and not limited to pre-licensing requirements or other federal regulation.
- 2. Curtis Griffith, Deputy Director, Disaster Services Agency (Chio) - Ccm-s ments on Reccmmendation II We Chio Department' of Health is currently conducting a TID (thermo-luminescent doismter) study by contract with the U.S. ?Alclear Regulatory Ccmnission on background radiation. Additionally, a Radiological Analyst to te stationed in Clermont County will preform both TLD and other instrunent '
measurement on a routine basis both before and after the ZPS-1 start up.
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Both Chio and Kentucky will have access to real-time data on radiation monitoring. It is impractical to provide.the integrated stack and effluent
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The availability of continous ronitoring data which includes informtion fran the state and service water discharge line to local and state govern-ments that request the data is crucial. This will strongly enhance public -
confidence in the managenent of an emergency at ZPS-1. . It should be the
.( <m . responsibility of local cr state Wernments to provida rangoear regaired for data interpetation.
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Coments on Recomendation III-C and III-D All press releases will be coordinated. Personnel fran th< utility, state, county ' and federal government will staff the public information center located in Clermont County.
Staff Ccn ent:
The task force acknowledges the coordination of press releases that are to be given by local governnent. 'Ihe task force is specifically cancerned about the press releases to be provided by the utility. In order to enhance public confidence, the task force recomend that any press release of the status of the plant contain the informatiion specified in Recamandation III-C and Recamendation III-D of the report.
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on Recomendation IV-A&B In response to the task force rewmcrdation on the provision of education to public officals, physician, staff of hospitals and nursing home, school bus drivers and other key persons in the event of an energency, the Depaty Director indicated that state and county offi.cials have been active in a training personnel and 144 personnel have received training. Furthermore, the assunption that schcol bus drivers will be used for evacuation is erro-neous.
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The task force is particularly concerned about the training of a class of people such as public officials, physicians, nurses, support staff of hos-pitals and nursing hmes, school bus drivers...etc. Since their continued support during an energency is crucial, these persons will need training apart frm what is prended to the general pblic. The task force continues to strongly support their training. In .vMition, the task force has been informed by disaster services directors of both Clermont and Campbell coun-ties, that school bus drivers will be used to evacuate school children, if an incident occurs during school hours.
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" Currently, laws in Ohio regaire the reporting of shipoents of large quan-ties (severe accident potentials) of rMWe-tive material to Chio DSA and then to sheriffs of local goverment." "This systs is working w311 after years of experience."
Staff Coment While reporting of large quantities radioactive mterial can faciliate the nobilization of resources during an accident, the task force believes that a great 2r degree of emergency response planning is warranted for future trans-(- portation of spent fuel frcm ZPS-1 or frcm otner sources.
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FRCM: Sera Merete, Health Services Planner 5 % ..
SUBJECI: Follow-up Report an the hmendations of the Task Force Enclosed please find a brief sumary of activities that have occurred in response to each of tha task force's reccmnundations. Please review this information and the other enclosed materials, prior to the 'M force's first quarte.rly maeting. ]
r' I will ba contacting you on October 16, 1981 to set a m2eting date for the tZsk fo W . ,
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2 RECDNENDr\ TION -
STATE CDUNIT COORDIt& TION Disaster services of the state of Ohio work with Hamilton County and Brown County to insure that fire deoartents, lifescuads, colice, r:edical facil-ities, schools and other institutions knoe what to do and hw thev fit into the overall emercency resconse effort in the event the nature of an emr-gency. in 10 mile radius or ZPS-1 ef fects or necessitates the involvemnt of Hamilton and Brown counties. In addition, Disaster Services of Ohio should also b?tter interm hosoitals and institutions of coordinated evacuation plans and medical treat:mnt plans for recional roculations and institutions.
REXINMENDATION I'- REICW UP Colonel Williams indicated that the Hamilton County Disaster Council had met
.in September 16, 1981. 'Ihe meting was held to infonn marbers about Zimmr Emrgency Responso Plans and their roles in the event of an emergency.
Represented on the council were fire deparenents of several cities, police, Red Cross, Hamilton County Civil Defense, the Tri-State Dmrgency Associa-tion and other emargency units. Colonel Williams indicated that once they get feedback on their presentation to the Council, they will continue to meet with other groups in Hamilton Ccunty and Brown County.
The Bureau of Radiological Health is neeting with the Ohio Hospital Associa-(
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\ REIX2eENDATION II - BASELINE DATA COLLEC1'ICN Due to the carplexities involved in setting up a systcm of surveillance; the task force recomends that the Radiolocical Health Procram of the Ohio thna1.L.icnt of Health and the Radiation Control Branen of the Deohi icnt of Hurran Resources of Kentuckv undertake a study to determine the feasibilitv of a system of local surveillance to nenitor and access tne health ef fects of low radiation routinely released from ZPS-1. Since HHS will be conduct-ing epidemiological surveillance after a radiation release accident occurs
'at a nuclear pwer station, the task force further recom~nnds that the Radiation Units cumanicate with HHS to exchance inferration on eaca otner's efforts REIIMMENDATION II - FOLLGi UP ,
OH10 Robert M. Quillen, Radiologcial Health Program Director informed ne that their office had requested funds frcm the Chio State legislature for purposes of nonitoring lcw level radiation' re-leased 'from Zinner Powr Station. 'Ihe request was denied by the Office of Management and Budget.
Mr. Cuillen ex;xx:ts the Epidemiology Unit of the Chio department to have the capabilities to conduct surveillance.
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- 1. hhat are the possible health effects of exposure to lcra-level rarm tion?
- 2. hhat is the length of exposure needed for these health effects?
- 3. If health effects are observed, are there intervention stra-tegies available to mitigate the exposure?
- 4. If the answer to (3) is "no," then what pirpose does sur-veillance serve?
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Colonel Williams also said data obtained frcm dosineters (DSA's) to ha placcd around the plant wuld be sent to the Bureau of Radiological Health.
The Bureau could then use the data in conjunction with vital statistics infornntion.
Ccm:enwealth of Kentucky k Donald H. Hughes, Manager of the Yentucky Radiation Centrol Branch indicated "that rentucky for over two years, has been collecting and parforming analy-sis on various samples (milk, water, air, soil, vegetation.. .ctc.) to deter-mine baseline radiological data in the ZPS-1 area." This data "canbined
, with the Departm2nt's Office of Vital Statistics should provide information
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RECCMENDATION III-B The task force is aware that the states of Fentucky and Chio and Clernent County will have access to nonitoring data on radiation releases on an ongoing basis for releases that occur above normal levels. The task force recommends that this systcm be imoroved to allcw the states and local authorities to have access to continue real-time data on radiation re-leases wnica includes data on normal releases tron the stack of the olant as well as the service water discharce line. ,
RFCCMMENDATION III-B - EWLGi UP Ki2mEKY Wayne Berry - Director of Disaster and Emergency Services of Fentucky indicated that arrangenents have been made with.CG&E for access to a ring nonitoring systen. Six to seven nonitors m uld
( be placed in areas surrounding ZPS-1.. State Disaster Service L~ Personnel m uld hava access to this' data en a real-ti= basis. In [
addition, EES wuld have access to the integratei ccrnputer noni- ~ ;
toring system, but not on a real-time basis.
OHIO Colonel William stated that the state w uld have access - N to integrated nenitoring data on "alnest" a real-time basis. DSA :
would not be linked directly to the stack or the service water discharge line, primarily because the integratel computer moni-toring data would give as much informtion and control. Once release above a certain had ' cccurred, the water valve could be switched off. Secondly, access real-tim data fran the stack and service water discharge line would generate ccmplex reaterial requiring a highly trained person to review and to interpret the
. data on a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> bssis.
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However, the integrated conputerized ncnitoring system, will include infor-
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REC 2MENDATION IV-A During the task force's bri[fing session, the training provided to ennrgency nedical personnel.on radiation accMents was described as limited. '1b avoid difficulties that could arise frcia; inadequate training of emergency nedical personnel, Ithe Mk force recomends that Disaster Services of Chio and Dinaster and Emercencv Services _of _Mentucky review the radiolocical train-
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Colcnel- Willia.g stated that emargency' medical personnel in Clernent ~ County are receiving additional 20-24 hour training.
Pians are to reach-all energency personnel for additional train- -
r ing, h e training is being ccaducted by DSA.
KE:mCl3 ~ Wayne narry Indicated that an eEergency tradicci technician (DIT) staff parson from DES had reviewed the training program of DITs.
It was felt that-the handling of energencies related to a nuclear plant or a transportation accident was adegaately covered in the current training programs. .
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RECQtENDATION IV-B s In addition emergency nedical personne1' there are other persons such as physicians, nurses, school bes drivers, support staff of hospitals and nursing homes, and' local public officials in the 10 mile radius with vital job functions. m ese classes of people will need educational training apart frcm what is provided to the general public to irsure their continued sup-part during' an onnrgency sibntion. This is of particular concern to the tank force since during the Tnroe Mile Island Incident health professionals were reported to hava voluntarily departed fran the area. The task force
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, vices'of Mentpcky see tnat the above noted mrsons are crovided with accro-priate educatio:1 ,It in also gecomnended that oersons such as school bus drivers in the 10 mile radius, who will bc 2vacuating school children or -
numbers of the general cubitc b2?crsiidod'witn communications eculament
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OEIO Colonel Williams stated that in conjunction with Stone and Webster since mid-Septerrber, mA has held several nu.ni-exeicises involving government officials, banda of volunteer agencies,....
'Ihese sinulation exercises have been very useful in identifying persons or organizations that need to participate in the exer-cises. As yet though, hospital adnunistrators, physicians and other health professionals.have not be included. ,
All warkers going into the ten mile radius would be equipped with dosimeters, but not with ccrnmunication equipment. Traffic control operators would be the only persons that will have comunication equignenT. ,
IE2mCKY Wayne Berry from Disaster ard Emergency Services said no special training seminars had been scheduled for those persons listed in reocmaedation IV-B. DES has expects to have such seminars in the future.
School bus drivers and other workers going into the ten mile emergency zone will be equipped with twa types of nonitors, ' a self-reading dosimeter and a TLD. Comunication equignent will not 1:e available for every person. It is_ expected hcrever that
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L Mr. Henrik D. Gideonse December 16, 1981 .
Page 2 plants are, by regulation, very sensitive and measure radiation down to very low levels. Because of this, it is possible for monitor readings to increase by orders of magnitude without even approaching a level which would require action either on or offsite.
It is at these very low levels when highly trained, technical personnel are needed to interpret the radiation levels being "seen" by the radiation monitors. It is the position of the company that access to data at these very low levels could result in misinterpre-tation and present potential problems, without providing any significant benefit to the offsite agencies or the public.
In summary, the computer based data system will verify ~
that radiation monitors are at an acceptably low level at any time for the offsite agencies and as such, meets the intent of the CORVA task force recommendation. It should be noted that this-system is not required by any Federal regulation and has been voluntarily provided to increase public confidence in the Zimmer plant and lower the public apprehension toward radiation safety -
during an emergency event. I trust that this e.xplanation has been responsive to your request.
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Very truly yours, THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY .
By W. H. DICKHONER President WHDiaml-cc: Dale E. Romohr, Clermont County Commissioner Lambert Hehl, Campbell County Judge / Executive E. A. Borgmann
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Cblonel Williams December 2, 1981 Page 3 hearing that only one training session has been held for each life squad and the sheriff's department. We task force is disappointed to find out *2at the intensity of train 2ng program is contrary to what they have been in-formed, by the state of Ohio. Again, we strongly urge pu to give the training of emergency workers your adequate attention.
'!he task force fowards these coments to you in hopes that 3u2 will give than appropriate consideration and action. If 3u2 have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.
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SM/ der cc: Rcbert Ecuser, President Brown County Board of Cannissioners Ibrnun A. Mmbck, President, Hamilton County Board of reksioners Palph W. Sinks, Superintendent Hamilton County Jerry Panschoff, Greater Cincinnati Hospital Council
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Dear Mr. Gideonse:
In response to your letter of December 2, 1981, CG&E believes that we have met the intent of Recommendation IV con-tained in the final report of the Radiation Safety Task Force.
Perhaps an explanation of the data display system which is being installed in connection with emergency planning for the Wm. H.
Zimmer Nuclear Power Station will clear up any misunderstandings ,
which'=sy exist.
A computer based system is being installed which will allow various offsite State and local agencies to have access to radiation monitoring and meteorological data from Zimmer Station.
Specifically, the Kentucky Division of Disaster and Emergency Services, the Ohio Disaster Services Agency, the Clermont County Disaster Services Agency, and the City of Cincinnati are being provided with computer terminals which are linked to a computer at Zimmer Station. These dffsite agencies will have access to continuous real-time monitor readings, as well as historical data, upon declaration of any emergency at'Zi==er Station. In other' than emergency' situations (i.e., normal operations or plant shut-down), these offsite agencies will have access to information to in'dicate that the monitor readings are less than a predetermined threshold value which is, by prior agreement with these agencies, less than the value which would require declaration of an emergency at the station. In other words, at any time of day or night, these agencies could query the computer and obtain information which would provide ass'ur'ance that radiation monitor readings are below a level which would require any concern or action for persons located offsite.
The concept of a predetermined threshold value was dis-cussed.at length with Kentucky, Ohio, Clermont County, and the
's - City of Cincinnati. The problem which was identified in providing real-time data on a continuous basis below the threshold value concerns data interpretation. Radiation monitors at nuclear power e
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Dear Colonel Williams:
I have reported to the Radiation Safety Task Force of CORVA, the activities ;
that have transpired in response to their reccxmendations on the Zinnne crergency response plans. With respect to Rcw a.endation-I,
" Disaster services of the Ohio work, with Hamilton Comtv and Brcun '
' Cmty to insure that fire decartmnts, lifescuads, calice, med-ical facilities, schools and orber institutions kncw what to do
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the task force has haen disappointed to be informed that only one necting has been held in Hamilton County to infom emrgency units and other re-Icvant organizations about the State Plan. This nesting did not include hospitals. Furthernore, even though the task force had been informed that there would nore nectings including ones involving Brcun County, additional meetings have not been held. %ese neetings and discussions should have been held prior to the recent neck disaster drill.
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participants must be given opportunities: a) to adequately identify their roles and b) to provide to state and local ' officials their input on the plan (as'it relates to their specific roles). The planning process thus far has been one of instructing and not one of actively involving the participants in the developnent of the plan or in discussing and evaluating the prepared plan. We task force requests that Ohio DSA organize and initiate ncetings with etergency units, schools, hospitals and other relative organizations in Hamilton and Brown counties (50 mile zone) to more comprehensive descr,ibe, discuss and obtair. input on specific and regional respanses of participants during a Zinner Nuclear Power Plant energency. 'Ihe task force also strongly
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Related to this, is our concern about the appropriate training of non-
==u.vucy workers, yet vital service providers during an e:ergency-school bus drivers, support staff of hospitals....etc. We would like to reiterate a lesson learned 'fran the 'Ihree Mile Island experience, the presence of all sucts workers is essential for operation of energency services. Failure of seeningly unimportant persons such as hospital laundy workers to shcw up for work during an energency situation can jeopardize a hospital emergency operation. Such persons must be trained in advance to reduce any anxiety they may have about a radiation emergency. Again, we call your attention to this concern addressed in our report as Recermendation IV-B.
Se seminars to be sponsored by Ohio Hospital Assocation falls short of the intent of Recomendation I (second half),
"In Maition, Disaster Services of Ohio should also better inform hosoitals and institutions of coordinated evacuation plans and medical treatrent plans for regional t:oculations and instituions."
a statewide seninar can only be expected to deal with broad generalities.
T e al hospitals need to have a detailed discussion of specific regional issues concerning tha ,o ganization of the region's hospital facilities and resource.s to various Zinr:er erergency scenarios.
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gency to other hospital requires their preparedness. The task force recan-mends that a regics.31 meeting be held for local area hospitals. Only in
, this context: can hospitals be expected to be adequately prepared.
With respect to Rew..rudation IV-B, In addition to energency ardical personnel there are other persons such as physicians, nurses, school bus drivers, support staff of hospitals and nursing'hcmes, and local public officials in the 10 mile radius with vital jcb functions. tese classes of people will need educational training apart frcn what is provided to the general public to insure their continued support during an emer-gency situation. This is of particular cancern to the task force since during the tree Mile Island Incident health professionals .
were reported to have voluntarily departed fran the area. The task force recommends that Disaste Services of Ohio and Disaster and Dnercency Services of Kentuckv see that the above noted cer- ,
sons are provided with appropriate education. It is also recan-nended that tnrsons such as school bus drivers in the 10 mile radius, who will be evacuating school cnildren or cyrters of the ceneral public to be provided with conmmicatiens ecuiccent and dosireters. The equipment will prarote umediate and effective response by facilitatng contact and assuring personal safety."
( the task force has been informed by your agency, that DSA would be providing aMMitional 20-24 hours of additional training for energency medical per- (-
sonnel in Clernant County. A mentnr of the task force however was informed by John Eaton, the Clernont County radiological analyst, during a public J
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Dear Mr. Dickhoner:
As you know the Padiation Safety Task Force of CORVA have been looking at the adequacy of the e::ergency respense plans for the Zimier Nuclear Power Station. The task force has carpleted a report on the matter with five Ica..w_ndations.
One of the contentions of the task force, addressed in Reccmm.dtion IV, is I.
that the greater the public confidence toward Cincinnati Gas and Electric, r the state and local public officials, the ic, ar the public acorehension toward rMiation safety during an e:mrgency situation. 'Ihe majority of the task force has felt that the availability of real-time nonitoring data on an ongoing basis to state and local authorities would prende a check and balance neasure that would significantly enhance public confidence. How-ever, it is the task force's understanding tiat neither the Con onwealth of Fentucky, or the state of Ohio nor the counties in the ten mile radius will have real-tire nonitoring data on a continuous basis.
The task force has also been informed that the availability of a real-time continuous nonitoring systen to state and local officials would not result in greater additional costs then the current agre si upon system. Since costs is apparently not the issue the task force is genuinely interested in knowing why such a system could not be imple::nnted. The +mk force would greatly appreciate your respee.
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Hendrik D. Gideonse O nirman, Radiation Safety Task Force
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Dear Mr. Indian:
I have informed the PMintion Safety Task Fcree as to the contents of your letter dated September 23, 1981. With respect' to the question you have raised, I muld like to state the specific recccuendation addressing the surveillance issue.
RKCtOECATION II - BASELINE dan CDLLu70N "Due to the cceplexities involved in setting up a system of sur-
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Branch of the Decartmnt of Human Resource.s of Kentucky u".dertaka a study to detarmine the feasioility of a system of local sur-veillance to nonitor ad access the heal"h etfects of low radia-Smee tuiS will be conducting
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epidecu.ological surveillance after a radiation release accident occurs at a nuclear p:Ner station, the task force further reccm-nends that the FMiation Units comnunicate with EHS to excb2.nce
, infornation on each other's effo:ts."
The task force recognized the need to investigate issues similar to the ones raised by your question, and thus reccreended that the Ohio Departrunt of Health and Kentucky Departmnt of Har:nn Resources undertake a feasibility study. '-"Ihe RMintion Safety Task Force - does not have the expertise in epidemiology to conduct such a study.
'lhe task force is interested in knowing whether or not your division can undertake the feasibility study and also prcnide answrs to the questions l you've raised.
1 I au serding you a copy of the task force report. If you luve any ques-tions, do not hesitate to contact me.
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Radiological technicians, safety of-ficers, risk managers, radiologic physicists and physicians, nurses, and any other hospital personnel who work with radiological equipment or are in-volved with emergency planning.
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amW Lunch James G. Kereiakes, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology (Radiologic 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Phys,cs) i
" Things That Go Bump in the Night - University of Cinc,nnatl i The TMI Experience,. College of Medicine Joseph Trautlein, M.D. '
J. Knox Singleton Robert M. Ouillin, CHP .
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Associate Professor of Medicine 4:00 p.m. Penn State University Director- Disaster Services, Adjournment Harrisburg Area Red Cross James Williams Nuclear Preparedness Officer Ohio Disaster Services Agency Worthington p
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The registration fee for this one day seminar is $75.00 per person. This will include coffee breaks, lunch, program materials, and faculty cost.
Mail tbis registration form and your check to the Ohio Hospital Association,21 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. All applicants whose registration form is received in the OH A office no less than five working days prior to the institute, will be acknowledged.
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o To describe the Ohio Plan for introduction response to radiation emergencies.
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o To identify ways to organize "Radiat;on: An Overview" hospital facilities and resources to respond to radiation emergencies. Robert M. Ouillin, CHP o To explore issues related to hospital 9:45 10:30 a.m.
', plann;'1g fo~r radiation emergencies. "The Ohio Plan for Response to
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o To examir.e the Th'ree Mile Island in-cident in terms of hospital /com- James Williams munity interactions. To assess the consequences of this experience. 10:30-10:45 a.m.
. Coffee Break 10:45 - 12:00 Noon Registration . " Hospital Planning for Radiation Emergencies" The registra. tion fee for this one-day program is $75.00 which includes cof- James G. Kereiakes, Ph.D.
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I have reported to the FMiation Safety Task Force the activities that have l transpired in response to the recomendation they developed. With respect j
- - to Recm mendation IV-B, "In addition to energency Wical personnel there are other per-sons such as physicians, nurses, school bus driverse supporc staff y k-- of hospitals and nursing hanes, and local public officials in the s 10 mile radius with vital job functions. 2.ese classes of p= cole will need educational training apart fran what is provided to the general public to insure their continued support during an erer-gency situation. This is of particular concern to the task force since during the Three Mile Island incident health pro!.essio .als were reported to have voluntarily departal fran the area. The task force recomends that Disaster Services of Chio and Disaster and Emergency Services of Kentuc'rtv see that the above noted per-sons are provided with anpropriate education."
I have informed the task force that Kentucky Disaster and Emrgency Services has not set-up special seminars as yet, but expects to do so in the future.
The task force once again would like to reiterate the importance of public cducation in its ability to effect the p M*on of radiation emr-gencies held by both emergency and non-emergency workers. The task force urges you to give this matter adequate attention and appropriate action.
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Dear Ms. Merete:
g In follow up to my letter of September 11, enclosed is the
( announcement of the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Program on Radiological Risks and Radiation Emergencies to be given in Colu'nbus, December 8..
This announcement was sent to all member hospitals of the OHA.
Additional copies of the program announcement may be obtained by contacting Susan Emswiler of the OHA at (614) 221-7614.
On November 12, I will be talking with the staff of the Clermont County Hospital concerning radiological emergency planning and .
procedures. This has been the only request I have received from the Clennont County area as of this date.
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September 14, 1981 fuel in general. Of all sources of radiation, based on a public health hazard, I would consider this (transport) to be of minor concern. The precautions and safety factors that are included in transportation picaning are extensive. ZPS-1 will certainly have to meet all existing ~
requirements in addition to those mandated by their own radiation safety personnel. To me, this would not pose a radiological health problem.
I appreciate the opportunity to coment on those recomendations that were applicable to this program. The task force members should be comended for their initiative and dedication to public health safety. I assume the task force recomendations were sent to all parties involved with ZPS-1 emergency response planning, etc., and I am curious as to the responses some organizations
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Dear Ms. Merete:
The recommendations of the CORVA Radiation Task Force Report, adopted by the CORVA Board of Trustees on August 21, 1981, has recently been brought to my attention. Of particular interest is the reconmendation concerning surveillance of the population in the vicinity of the Zimer Nuclear Power Plant for potential health effects from exposure to low-level radiation.
C The k.pidemiology Unit of the Ohio Department of Health is responsible for disease surveillance in the population of the State of Ohio. This surveillance is always in cooperation with local health departments.
Traditionally, this surveillance had dealt more with the infectious diseases than the chronic diseases. However, recently the, Epidemiology Unit has taken steps to play a more active role in the surveillance of chronic diseases, particularly cancer. These positive steps have been somewhat hampered by severe, budgetary constraints. However, the Epi-demiology Unit is prepared to respond to request for assistance to -
measure health effects resulting from hazardous exposures and to make recommendations to limit or eliminate the exposure if needed.
'The CORVA recommendation raises several-important questions:
(1) What are the possible health effects of exposure to low-level radiation?
(2) What is the length of exposure needed for these health effects?
(3) If health effects are observed, are there intervention strategies available to mitigate the exposure?
(4) If the answer to (3) is "no," then what purpose does surveillance serve?
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Dear Ms. Merete:
Relative to your September 3, 1981 letter, I will atte=pt to respond to the various recomendations adopted by (DRVA's Radiation Safety Task Force, and also comment in general on certain recomendations that we may be indirectly involved with.
(' In response to the recocraendations in the order presented, my coments are as follows:
Recomendation I.
i Not applicable, specifically directed toward Ohio.
Recomendation II.
Based on the task force recommendation, my response is two-fold. 1) The i
Kentucky Radiation Control Branch, for over two years, has been coll'ecting and perfoming analysis on various samples (milk, water, air, soil, vegetation, etc.) to detemine baseline radiological data in the ZPS-1 area. This was done under our own initiative simply because we felt this infomation would be useful and must be accomplished prior to fuel loading at ZPS-1. This collection / analysis was'done on a quarterly basis through i
June 30, 1981. Effective July 1, 1981, samples are collected and analyzed on a monthly basis. Our data, combined with the Department's Office of Vital Statistics, should provide any infomation relative to morbidity or mortality prior to ZPS-1 going on line. 2) The second part of your recom-mendation specifically addresses the assessment of health effects of low-level radiation that will be routinely released from ZPS-1. Since.the facility is a boiling water reactor, controlled releases are necessary, but the releases must remain within the NRC restricted guidelines. As an i
example, during a calendar year the facility cannot release greater than 10 millirads gama, and 20 millirads beta. This is difficult to equate, l
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' September 14, 1981 national average for a routine chest x-ray is approximately 30 milli-rest. As you can see, the radiation released to the environment is minute.
In my position as Manager of the Kentucky Radiation Control Program, I will-not express an opinion pro or con relative to nuclear power, but I feel the
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Reemmendation III. , A, B, C 4 D.
Public confidence is probably one of the most important aspects of reactor facility planning. We will not be directly involved with public relations as this Branch, in addition to dose assessment and environ-mental monitoring activitie's, will serve as technical advisors and consultants to Kentucky DES. DES and the facility would be'your contacts ..
to solicit infomation regarding Recocnendation III et. al. Based on information that I have, all of the requests relative to this reconnendation will be covered in press releases. However, I again refer you to ES or ZPS-1 (CGSE) to confim.
I would like to specifically cocuent on Recommendation III. B. Obviously we would have access to monitoring data should an incident occur at ZPS-1. At the insistence of this Branch, CGSE purchased and is in the -
process of installing a ring monitoring system that completely circles
(, the site. 'Ihese are remote radiation monitors and we can access them any
' time (24 hrs / day) to get specific readings. Through our teminal at the Kentucky EOC, we can also access various gauges and dials relative to en-site monitors, including those regulating water discharge. I am personally satisfied that CG6E has gone beycid what is legally required in an effort .
to satisfy our concerns. Obviously, the end result is to protect the '
citizens of this state.
Reenenandation IV.
CGGE has extensive plans and programs to educate the public about ZPS-1, ,
specifically about public notification and emergency response activities in general. I would suggest you contact CG5E for specific infomation.
Recomendation IV. A 6 B.
. I would suggest that you contact Kentucky DES relative to this reco::nendation.
I may be incorrect, but I believe the c=ergency medical personnel '
training programs, mentioned in IV-A, include data about treatment and/or transporting radiation contaminated persons.
Recocnendation V.
Relative to V. b, of your " Follow-up Activity", I would suggest your task force re-evaluate its concern about the transport of spent fuel. I am .
not speaking of future ZPS-1 activity in this area, but transport of spent
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hazerd:us materials emergency g p aro local safety forces. The Response Personnel" difficulty of assessing- I -Disaster Services Agency, I chtciesi e=ergencies and the 1 2825 W. Granville Rd. [
l Worthington, Ohio, 43085 l nacdfr, specialized Attention: Jim Willia =s.
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to th2 needs of all those who l Materials"--Ohio EPA, 361 g cight be called upon in a E. Broad St. , Columbus, Ohio l 43215. Attention: Mike Given.
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Personnel"--Ohio I this p;mphlet. I Depart =ent of Health, 5 All training is free, and i Radiological Health Unit ]
sch2dules are flexible. You [ P.O. Box 118, Colu= bus, Ohio, g m:y obtain more information g 43216. Attentien: Robert I about each course, including Quillin.
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N":~~Fdrthcr, the usc of Public Radio. T.V. , . and the NOAA weather system
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.date 144 personnel have received training. Ihe publication " Circle -
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- Radiologicil dosimeters, both TLD and self-reading quart: filter will-
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Recommendation V. Ohio DSA would be glad to participate in any future
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-heration. I am sure that a more effective communication interface
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_ tailed activity. The DSA is the chief response agency in Ohio for transportation incidents involving radioactive material. The capability exists in Ohio DSA to investigate 5 simultanious transportation in-Y V\: cidents (should that highly improbable situation occur) with our trained and equipped personnel. Currently, laws in Ohio require the reporting of shipments of large quantities (severe accident potentials) of radioactive material to Ohio DSA and then to Sheriffs of local gov- .
! 'ernments. , This system is working well after a years experience. .
Thank.you for this opportunity to receive your report and to make these' I hope that together we can improve the quality of safety
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Central Ohio River Valley 19 Garfield Place, Suite 700 Cincinnati, OH 45202
Dear Ms. Merete:
Thank you for your letter of Septen.ber 3,1981 and the copy cf the CORVA Radiation Safety Task Force Report. .
For your infomation, I have enclosed a copy of a brochure out-lining training available from various state agencies relative to hazardous materials including radioactive materials. g
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C~ tion that they sp nsor a seminar for their members on radiological ', '
accidents. This seminar was to consider major accidental releases from nuclear power stations and other potential accident situations. ~
04A has now agreed to sponsor such a seminar and we are working on the agenda with them. One of the functions of that seminar is to inform hospitals as to the provisions and concepts contained in the
" Ohio Plan for Response to Radiation Emergencies at Licensed Nuclear FaciTities."
If this office can assist you in any of your future deliberations on the subject of radiological health, please contact us. _
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PUBLtc HE ALTH COUNCIL J. Bruce Wenger, D.V.M., Vice Chairman Richard V. Brunner, D.D.S.
William Dorner, Jr., M.D.. Chaerman Bryan A. Rogers, M.H.A. Robert L. Turton,0.0. Erven W. Peerstorf, R Ph. A. Robert Davies. M.D.
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Your memorandum of Junt 26R19317 annuuncing a p~ublic hearing July 29, 1981 and^cfveg ing ihE repMt3n'd recohendstion5fof the CORV/t Radiation Safety :Ts.sk Forcei has been7ee31ve,d and' rev.iewc4-by the Ohio Disaster Services Agency (DSA) starL I have beer R0ly bricfed on all activities
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s I commendhhe Task ,FdedE6r the (igh quality of its embers and the effort {xpended Ao accomplich the charFes 'N placed_upon it'.-
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I su sorry-ihat' eSmbers of the DSA staff'N111 not be a le to attend the publichearing.Qly,29,1981. Pve(vious commitments in p{anning and trsjning projects', along wii.h annual leave periods are the, major conflict.
I do liovever, feel tbsd it is important that remarks concerning the l_ Radi.ation, Safety.15%ficesSecticn6.160recommendationbemade,which
- can be read into'@e record at the htaring or can be used by CORVA in
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following paragraphs.
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ne TaskTorce Recor.dettiatiosfir Ohis ,a 'and Clemont County have been deeply,inv9tved with Stcne a Webs u r Engineering Company to dcyelop a L -"
ClerruontkCoB ~tv Radiological deckacy Response-P@n for the 10 mile l
E!cergency PlaMing lone (EPZ) . V DI,if t plans predqced in December 1980, Februay ISal,. April '1281, and 1py 1981 have led' to a final ' draft now L7 in the review stage. sin each of t_htse, ld afts pihtricateJtate-county
'..'.,',, , Scord' nations.as effected,' Additionally, the.0hio DSA has.cmployed a u -time Radiological;4nalyst foi the Cle'rmont County goycrnment. '.
his well qualified iffdividual is now in the p.ocess' of securing. a home in Clermon,t CcGnty. Many of the dutics of t'he Analyst include close coordination)oth in plann,irig'an,'d response at i.h6 local 1 cycl.
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\ Plan, accord 0ng to the FEMA,m'aiuation. n' crc,src man'y' signi ficant
. - diffccences., inJnc Jevels cdiesponse requir'dd i.t the 50 mile EPZ when compartd to t,iie 'i,0 milo EP2. '0ircet involve' men { of medical facilities M, iri the'50 mile EP2 is 'deminish'cd Featly in tesponse s aspects of patient
- t care, due to long r.9rm ingestion problems.Y Any of the hospitals that j
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Brown Counties that could possibly be involved in any response that Clermont County makes within the 10 mile EPZ have been identified and either trained or informed. When the plans are finali:cd all of the involved agencies will be provided with the concept of the operation in order that the required internal procedures for icvels of support effort can be prepared. This is not a requirement for demenstration .
in any pre-licensing test. ,
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Recommendation II. De Ohio Department of Health is conducting a TLD study currently, by contract with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
This low level background data can be used as outlined in your recom-mandation. Additionally, the DSA resident Radiological Analyst will perform both T1.D and other instrument measurements on a routine bz. sis .
both before and after the ZPS-1 start up.
D e entire planning, monitoring and response process is fully coor-dinated with Kentucky Disaster and Eme.r2ency Services and the Kentucky Human Resourses Department. .
Recommendation III.
A. A document entitled " Circle of Safety" 12, being developed by Southern Science Applications under the funding of the Cincinnati Gas ,
4 Electric Company, h is requirement of NUREG 0674 will not only be
{' placed in the plans but will be distributed to all residents 3ithin the -(
10 mile EPZ and will be available for transients. It does contain all of th's data indicated in.your subparagraphs a, b, and c.
- 5. Both Chio and Kentucky are programmed to have access 3o real . time monitor data. A data link in the Ohio and Clermont County Emergency
- Operation Centers will include plant status. The Clermont County '
Radiological Analyst of the DSA -staff will have full access to the plant and be knowledgable of the data included in your recommendation.
Additionally, the full time.U.S.N.R.C. resident inspectors will report
' both to Chicago Region III NRC and the Bethesda, Maryland NRC office.
A new requirement entitled Nuclear Safaty Parameter Display System (SPDS) requires automated data read out screens in the NRC offices, the off-site energy center, and .the technical support office for the
- plant. H e data in the SPDS is available to State and local govern .
ments in the 10 mile EPZ. It is impractical to provide the inte-grated stack and effluent monitors in the county and/or State gov'crn-ment agencies for two major reasons. '
- 1. Trained personnel would have to be availabic on a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> basis to interpret the data.
- 2. Equipment for this mechanism is both expensive and judged not necessary by the NRC in view of the SPDS.
C. All press releases will be coordinated in the Joint Public infor- '
V mat' ion Center (JPIC) located at 92 S. Fourth St., Batavia Ohio.
Personnel from the utility, State, County, and Federal PIO stat fs l.
will work in this center. . This entire process is described in the State and Clermont County Plan.
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19 Garfield Place . Suitu 700 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513)621 2434 February 23, 1981 Mr. Mike Feinstein Congressman Luken's Office 240 Congress Building Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mike:
i Thank you for your recent inquiry requesting additional information on . -
CORVA's Radiatio, Safety Task Force.
The Radiation Saf t:ty Task Force was established in October,1980 to comply with a policy recommendation from the Eureau of Fealth Planning, Health Resources Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). This information has been appended for your perusal (attachment #1). .-
The tasti force, appointed by the Chairman of CORVA's Policy Development
.( I Committee, is a= signed to review and identify areas of improvement in the radiation safety delivery system. Specific instructions to the task force.
regarding expectations clearly state that the Task Force was not estab-lished to duplicate radiation safety services already being pr~ovided by other local, state and/or federal agencies but to identify areas of concern that remain to be addressed or those that may require further attention.
It was understood that a few general meetings would be convened before a specific focus within the board arena of radiation safety was identified.
To facilitate this identification process, a legal notice was placed in local newspapers requesting input on potential or actual radiation safety hazafds (' attachment #2). As a result of these activities, the task force
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decided in November, 1981 that the. following topics should be accorded detailed consideration:
- 1. The radiction safety associated with a) nuclear power plants in and im:.ediately adjacent to the CORVA region (there are two) and b) industrial enterprises which produce radioactive materials.
- 2. The transportation of nucicar sub' stances through the CORVA region.
The Radiation . Safety Task Force has not explored, nor does it presently intend to study, the use of radiation sources within hospitals or health care facilitics.
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ar.:n . o f .L ivly. A! L. r t.ein:', pret.en ted i n s urraat ie.n ley a d it.t in,;oi shi:d pane l ol expe r ti; (att at lannu t (1) the tank l ea r cit delineated the principal pro;,lti.u whici. they lev l currently exist and which should be con-r.t rue:Livrily addrenned in future racetings.
- 1. Public Awareness Education
- 2. Collection of Baseline Data
- 3. Medical Centers Emergency Systems t
- 4. Emergency Response Coordination Future meetings of the task force will result in additional study of these issues and , where appropriate, the preparation of recommendations for possible inclusion in the area's Henith Systems Plan.
In closing, I want to reiterate again that CORVA does not wish nor intend to duplicate the work of other agencies whose assigned functions relate to radiation safety. We do want to include the work of these agencies in the development of a total health plan for the area and compicment the work of .
existing enti, ties where appropriate.
If you have additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, .
H. Randall Carland Executive ~ Vice President ,
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19 Garfield Place Suite 700 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 621 2434 February 23, 1981 The Honorable William Gradison' House of Representatives 1117 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Representative Gradison:
Thank you for your recent inquiry requesting additional information on CORVA's Radiation Safety Task Force.
The Radiation Safety Task Force was established in October,1980 to comply with a policy reco=mendation from the Bureau of Health Planning, Health Resources Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). This information has been appended for your perusal (attachment #1).
(/ The task force, appointed by the Chairman of CORVA's Policy Development Cownittee, is assigned to review and identify areas of improvement in the radicti'en safety delivery syr, tem. Specific instructions to the task force -
regarding expectations clearly state that the Task Force was not estab-lished to duplicate radiatic 1 safety services already being provided by other. local, state and/or feieral agencies but to identify areas of concern that remain to be' addressed or those that may require further attention.
It was understood that a few genersi neetings would be convened before a specific focus within the board arena of radiation safety was identified.
To facilitate this identification process', a 1cgal notice was placed in local newspapers requesting input on potential or ac:.ual radiation safety hasards (attachment #2). As a result of these activities, the task force decided in November, 1981 that the following topics should be accorded detailed consideration:
. 1. The radiation safety associated with a) nuclear power plants in and immediately adjacent to the CORVA region (there are two) and b) industrial enterprises which produce radioactive materials.
- 2. The transportation of nuclear substances through the .CORVA region.
The Radiation Safety Task Force has not explored, nor does it presently intend to study, the use of radiation sources within hospitals or health i care facilities.
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le. . . . . . y 1s... it..ne.rable Ui I I inn Gr mli non F.bruary "fl. l'Al (n.s k force har; undertaken a :.ut ies of brie fin;*. . on the- two islentifie d l 1her areas of study. Af ter being prest.nted inf ormation by a distin; uinhed panel .-
of experts (attachment i3) the task force delinuated the principal problems whicli they feel currently exist and which should be con-structively addressed in future meetings.
- 1. Public Awareness Education .
- 2. Collection of Baseline Data I 3, Medical Centers Emergency Systems
- 4. Emergency Response Coordination ,
Future meetings of the task force will result in additional study ,of these
- issues and, where appropriate, the preparation of recommc.ndations for possible inclusion in the area's Health Systems Plan.
In closing, I want to reiterate again that CORVA does not wish nor intend
, to duplicate the work of other agencies whose assigned functions relate to radiation safety. We do want to include the work of these agencies in the development of a total health plan for the area and complement the work of
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The Radiation Safety Task Force: has, not explorcel, nor does it presently intend to study, the use of radiation sources wittiin hospitnis or heal'th '
care facilities.
The task force has undertaken a series of briefingn on the two identified areas of study. Af ter being presented information by a distinguished panel of experts (atta.chment #3) the task force delineated the principal .
probicms which they feel currently exist and which should be cod-structively addressed in future meetings.
- 1. Public Awareness Education
- 2. . Collection of Baseline Data t
- 3. Medical Centers Emergency Systems. ,
- 4. Emergency Response Coordination Future meetings of the task force will result in additional study of these g" issues and, where appropriate, the preparation of recommendations for' possible inclusion in the area's Health Systems Plan.
r~ In closing, I want to reiterate again that CORVA dcas not wish nor intend
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existing entities where appropriate.
If you have additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Dear Mr. Merete:
Mr. William Copeland, President of St. Francis-St. George Hospital Inc., has informed me that the Central Ohio River Valluy, Incorporated (CODVA) has organized and plans to implement a Radiation Safety Task Force. While I am certainly aware of the importance of monitoring the use of radiation in hospitals, several agencies and commissions are already involved in regulating nuclear medicine..
I would appreciate hearing why you feel the CORVA task force is necessary and why you believe it will contribute to radiation safety.
CORVA has been vitally important to health planning in"the Cincinnati area. For this reason, I would like to learn more b- about your Radiation Safety Task Force.
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1 Thomas N. Kindness l House of Representatives l 1124 Longworth Building /'
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Kindness:
g Thank you for your recent inquiry requesting additional information on CORVA's Radiation Safety Task Force. l The Radiation Safety Task Force was established in October,1980 to l comply with a pol!cy recommendation from the Bureau of Health Planning, l Health Resources Administration (Department of Health and Human Servi- l ces). This information has been appended for your perusal (attachment
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! The task force, appointed by the Chairman or CORVA's Policy Development l Committee, is assigned to review and identify areas of improvement in the radiation safety delivery system. Specific instructions to the task force regarding expectations clearly state that the Task Force was not established to duplicate radiation safety services already being provided l
l by other local, state ar.d/or federal agencies but to identify areas of concern'that remain to be addressed or those that may require further attention.
It was understood that a few general meetings would be convened before a specific focus within the board arena of radiation safety was identified.
l To facilitate this identification process, a legal notice was placed in l local newspapers requesting input on potential or actual radiation safety hazards (attachment 02). As a result of these activities, the task
- force decided in November, 1981 that the following topics should be accorded detailed consideration:
- 1. The radiation safety associated with a) nucicar power plants in and imm&diately adjacent to the CORVA region (there are two) and b) industrial enterprises which produce radioactive materials.
- 2. The transportation of nuclear substances through the CORVA region.
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Dear It. Fl} tin I tculd li)u to bring to Itur attentien that tre realth Plarr.inc ara Bescurce roulcrrent Assccietien of tra Central Chic nitur Valley till r.cen lu establishine a radiatien Safety Tash Force. bis task ferce, a. eng ether itnes, sill Yc 1cching at the 71.nr Pcscr Plant and reacums that are kotrc planned .to cretect piblic safety. As tas discusred at the suctinc cn
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Octcber 29, 1900 Fetteen E. Prian Earer, CCF'."A - Vice Fre?lr'ert ard Cec e H. re-t.crten, CPVA 1.ould li}s to have a recremntatisu 'frce cur to par-ticipate en the task ferce. Se reprnrentatisu can mr.u as a rerher cf 9e task force cr r ay elect to attend certain rectines. I do feel hc5ever, thct -
it is crucial to Fave a reprerentative fren CC&T to prcride 9e task fcrce with direct infcrmatien en CC&T activities en ercreency requese planning.
I will centact Itu' within the next several days to cbtain 3 cur censidera-tiens en the rattcr.
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It has been brought to my attention by Mr. William M. Copeland, President of St. Francis--St. George Hospital, Inc. that CORVA is proceeding with implementation of a Radiation Safety Task Force, the purpose of which I do not understand at this point. I would be very pleased if you would provide me with information in response to these questions concerning such a Task Force:
- 1. Does the Task Force intend to make plans- for the C-- utilization of health care facilities in uhe CORVA planning area in the event of a disastrous radiation occurrence somewhere within that planning area?
- 2. If this is the purpose of the Task Force, has there not been a plan for such emergencies in effect for sometime in the CORVA area?
- 3. If the purpose of the Task Force is to study and make .
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radiation sources within health care faci 1ities in the CORVA planning area, will the Task Force be specifically instructed to avoid recommendations which are duplicative or overlapping in nature, and to avoid imposing requirements or planning requirements which-are likely to be in conflict with the several existing regulatory authorities in this area? ,
- 4. What is the authority for and the need for such a Task Force?
- 5. Are federal funds intended to be employed in carrying out the function of this Task Force? If so, please indicate the particular source of those funds.
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RADIATION SAFETY TASK FORCE
- MARCH 9, 1981 ..
MEMBERS PRESENT: Hendrick D. Gideonse,Ph.D., Dean, College of Education Robert Alexander, Director, Campbell County Disaster Services Genny Dennison,' Citizen of Clermont County Gary Miller, Director, Disaster Services American Red Cross Peter'Heile, Assistant City Solicitor, City of Cincinnati Vicki Mayer, Citizen of Clermont County Liore Maccarone, Director, Hamilton County Civil Defense John Woliver, Attorney, Clermont$ County Le;tal Aid Services MEMBERS ABSENT: Eugene Saenger, M.D., Professor, Department of Radiology, U.C. Medical Center Ken Conover, Director, Clermont County Disaster Services
- Carl Gandola, M.D., Ripley Family Health
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{ Sera Merete, Health Services Planner CORVA STAFF:
REPRESENTATIVE C.G.&E.: Greg Ficke,' Engineer, Cincinnati Gas and .
Electric Company GUEST: Carl Relyea, Hamilton County.
DISCUSSION ON COMMENTS RECEIVED:
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-The March 9th meeting at the' Radiation Safety Task Force was began with the review of the
- comments and suggestions on the topical areas
'of concern, submitted by members of the Task Force. Mr. Maccarone noted that some of the concern areas were being addressed.where as.
some others were not.. He stated further that a Primary Response Agency Task Force to plan evacuation for Hamilton County had been established. -
After discussing on-how best to organize the ideas received it was decided that the comments and recommendations submitted for each topical area would be fully discussed by the Task Force.
Such an approach was thought to bring about clarification and agreement on concern areas.
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suggested use of a grid which would identify for each concern area, the issue, an alternative proposal and the extent the issue was being currently addressed.
CAMPBELL COUNTY DISASTER .
PLAN: Next, Mr. Bob Alexander discussed the Campbell County Emergency Disaster Plan.- He distributed a map of Campbell County and reviewed how evacuation was to be undertaken. Mr. Alexander d noted that if an incident requiring evacuation occured approximately 10,000 people would be.
evacuated. He outlined the host areas that
- would be used, the arrangements made with receiving counties, routes to be used and the plans for out door warning system. Mr. Alexander identified Campbell County Police Force as the
< local government body bearing lead responsibility for activating the Campbell County Disaster Plan. -
Mr. Alexander emphasized that the. success of.
the evacuation would greatly depend on public education. He also outlined the chain of command system that would be used during an emergency situation. .The monitoring station at Peachgrove !
would alert.the Emergency Operation Center in.
(. Frankfort, which would in turn get in touch with (,
Campbell County Judge to activate necessary
- plans. Mr. Alexander reviewed the resources that would be mobilized to assistanc in evacuation.
(i.e. National Guard Units, Dayton Civil Defense, i railroad system for transportation. . .etc.) . .
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. Mr. Alexander noted further that Campbell Counties
. Disaster Plan was being developed by the consultant firm Stone and Webster and was in it's second l
draft form. He emphasized that instead of a
} written plan a computerized system would be more
' helpful in terms of obtaining immediate access to information and requiring less time to update information.
Several members of the Task Force asked questions on Campbell County disaster plan which were ,
answered by Mr. Alexander.
- , ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned approximately.5:00 p.m.
The next meeting of the Task Force was changed from March 30, 1981, to April 1, 1981 at 3:00 p.m.
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various materials she had collected and/or received frcrn renbors of the task force on Radiation Safety. She stated that she could make copies or present surmaries on any of the listed material upon request.
EUEwarr: The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:00 p.m.
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. 5 Comunication in Dnergency - Query to 11 counties ,
- alert - Telephone lines local, L.D.
- public information
- disaster coordinator 10 Public Awareness /Elucation
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- anixiety reducticn (Lindy's concern) 4 Professional Awareness
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- 1. Agency - briefing-OH. RAD. (Ouillen)
- baalth 2. Staff . in hospital + nursing hcme implications administrators
- public safety 3. Independents.
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asencie s 7 Planning .
) Role of voluntaryA - check planning topics /
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- Crop Livestock concerns - S-W draft /0H/KY -
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expertise) a - Interagency - Hamilton /Clermont/OH coordination - Hospital / State Plan
- Protective measures 8 Baseline Ihta (Rad. + Anxiety) - what is available?
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- 5 Sacondary Effects - Bospitals (Clermont - Resident)
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RADIATION SAFETI TASK mfCE FG RUARY 9, 1981 MDeERS PRESENT:
Robert Alexander, Director, Canpbell County Disaster Services Carl Gandola, M. D., Ripley Family Health Center Rita Kaufman (for Liore Maccarone)- .
Genny Dennison, Citizen of Clernent County John tbliver, Attorney, Clerront County Iegal Aid Services Peter Heile, Assistant City Solicitor, City of Cincinnati Hendrick D. Gideonse, Ph.D., Dean, College of Riucation ,
Vicki Mayer, citizen of Clermont of County MDEERS ABSENT: Gary Miller, Director, Disaster Services American Red Cross Eugene Saenger, M. D., Professor, Department of Radiology, U. C. Medical Center Fen Conover, Director, Clermont County Disaster Serivces Liore Maccarone, Director, Hamilton County I
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CORVA ST7JF: Sera Merete, Health Services Planner Brian Barger, Vice President, Policy Develognent REPRESEtTIATIVE C.G.& F.. : Greg Fi&A, Engineer, Cincinnati' Gas and Electric Ccrapany GUEST:. Don Reder,' City of Mentor .
She February 9th meeting / of the RAM ation APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
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! Safety Task Force began with the review of the Dehr 22, 1980 meeting. Dr. Gideonse noted that John Woliver's name was missing frem the members present list and asked that the' correction be made.
D7TRODIETIOt1 OF NEW IOiBERS: - Following the approval of the minutes, as corrected, Sera Merete announced the resigna-tion of Maggie Erbe frce the task force due to the health prob 1cns of her son. Ms. Merete
' ' stated that Vicki Mayer had haen asked to re-place Maggic Erbe and lis. Mayer has accepted.
Ms. Mayer is a resident of New Richmond and ~
Vice President of Mayer Properties.
( DISCUSSIOti ON AREAS OF Dr. Gideonse noted that the primary purpose of COtCERN:
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that the task force felt needed to be addressed and/or clarified further in light of the two briefing sessions. He also noted that such a discussion may need to be continued at other meetings of the task force. Discussion on the topical areas began. As tunbers of the task force expressed their concerns, Dr. Gideonse noted them on the chalkboard. After a lengthly discussion the areas identified were ranked by vote. Each msnber was given five votes to select frczn the list; the five areas he/she perceived as rest imprtant. Attached to the following pages are the ecncerns as identified and their ranks.
In concluding the discussion, Dr. Gideonse huerded with the concensus of the task force the following:
a) Hs. Merete distribute a copy of the iden-tified concern areas to the task force by the end of the week.
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b) For the March 9,1981 meeting, each member of the task force who had participated in the briefing session select one of the con-cern areas identified and. pit together in a page or two their thoughts on the topic as O. a way of focusing the initial diccuc-sions of the task force.
c) Ms. Merete would contact each runber during the week of February 17, 1981 to coordinate the selection of the topics among the mem-bers.
REVIER T WBLIC COtsrS:' Ms. Merete noted it would be best for the task force, at this point, to review the ccurents received frcm the task force's call for p1blic ccnrent. Dr. Gideonse suggested that copies of the cor:ments be mailed to the task force.
(Enclosed please find ccrments).
PRESEITTATIOti ON CAMPBELL COUIEY: Dr. Gideonse requested Bob Alexander to prcoare a brief presentation on Campbell County's disaster plan for the next meeting. Mr.
Alexander agreed to do so.
FORMAT OP 'IHE TASK FDPCE's REPORT: Ms. Merete briefly re/iewed the format of the Radiation Safety Ccrnmnent of the' Health Systans Plan to which the task force report would be campiled. She noted tha task force report did ,
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DECD1BER 22,1980 MD4BERS PRESENT: Dr. Hendrik Gideonse i Gary Miller Genny Dennison Carl Gandola, M. D.
1 ifMBERS ASSEtE Robert Alexander Eugene Saenger, M.D.
Maggie E21e Liorce Maccorone Greg Ficke Peter Heile CORVA STAFF: Sera Merete REVIEW & BRIEFING '!he December 5, ~1980 meeting of the Radiation ATRA: Safety Task Force was begun with the review of the tentative schedule as presented by Ps. Merete.
Coments were made as to particular speakers to be invited for certain topical areas. Mr. Gary Mille suggested presentations on the Tri-State Edge.r.;y Association would only take a few minutes and should probably not be allotted a 45 minute period. It was decided that Sera Merete
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- 1. hospital or other agency pib.nuiel frm 'niI area, who hai positions of responsibility during the 'IliI incident;
- 2. representative (s) frm the state vocational education progra on emergency maab-=1 tech .
nicains training; and i
' 3. a hospital administrator (s) frm the CORVA' 1
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'the meeting was continued with a presentation by IGen Conover, Director of Disastar Services . for
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FEVIEW OF CIER G E He reviewed the Clerr:ent County Disaster Plan.
CXXbTl DISASTER PIRI: He noted that a county mergency response plan ,
l as required by FHiA and the NRC had been cmpleted i
in draft form.' Mr. Conover noted that Clermont County would be undertaking its own routine moni-l toring with actual dose assessment being done by Brookaven Laboratories. The off-site radiaton l
equipnent and the ecmnunication equipment to be installed at Clerncnt County Civil Defense are expected to be purchased by Cincinnati Gas and i s Electric, currently in the process of being negot-f iated. Mr. Conover noted that there were dif- -
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dividual hcmes.
Mr. Conover stated that an Dnergency Operations Center (ECC) would be established at Clervent County Civil Defense. Approximately sixty local public officials and personnel would gather at the EDC to decide what actions should be .taken during an emergency situation. The county sheriff vould have ultinate authority over the EXE operation.
Mr. Canover stated that a support host county plan was being developed with Hamilton County.
In conclusion Mr. Conover sta,ted that the pl'an would be reviewed for pr.eliminary comment by January 2, 1981 by the State of Ohio (Disaster Services Agency), Cincinnati Gas and Electric and FEMA's Regional Advisory Conmittee. Mr. Cormer also noted that a copy of Clermont County. Disaster Plan could be made available to the task force.
Mr. Conover stated that a task fome had recentily been formed fran Clernent County to look' into ccntingency planning for the accidents involving bmnious material transportation.
Merobers of the task force raised several questicas on the Clermont County Disaster Plan to which Mr.
Conover responded. .
Since Robert Alexander had been asked to prepare a
,similar presentation on Campbell County Disaster Plan, and had been unable to attend the meeting, Dr. Gideonse suggested that Mr. Alexarder's pre- '
sentation be re-scheduled.
ADJOU h T 7T: 'Ihe meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:00 p.m. t der N .
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